Roraiman Antwren
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The Roraiman Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It was first described by Hellmayr in 1903 with the type locality of Mount Roraima (Venezuela
).
It is found in Brazil
, Guyana
, and Venezuela
. Its natural habitat
is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
It has are two recognized subspecies
:
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
).
It is found in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Guyana
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
, and Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
. Its natural habitat
Habitat
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is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
It has are two recognized subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
:
- H. r. katheenae Phelps Jr. & Dickerman, 1980 – tepui region of southwest Venezuela and adjacent Brazil
- H. r. roraimae Hellmayr, 1903 – tepui region of Southeast Venezuela, adjacent Brazil and GuyanaGuyanaGuyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
.