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Flutist wren

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Flutist wren
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Troglodytidae
Genus: Microcerculus
Species:
M. ustulatus
Binomial name
Microcerculus ustulatus
Salvin & Godman, 1883

The flutist wren (Microcerculus ustulatus) is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is restricted to humid highland forest in the Tepui region of northern Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.

As is the case with all members of the genus Microcerculus, it is highly vocal, but otherwise furtive and difficult to see.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Microcerculus ustulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)