Silvery-flanked antwren
The silvery-flanked antwren is an insectivorous bird in the antbird family Thamnophilidae. It is found in the coastal region of central Brazil.
The silvery-flanked antwren is in length. The male is grey above with a black throat and belly. The female has a pale grey head, olive-grey back, brown wings and ochre underparts.
This species was described by the Austrian ornithologist August von Pelzeln in 1868 and given its current binomial name Myrmotherula luctuosa. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the white-flanked antwren. The species is monotypic.
