Rufous-bellied antwren Rufous-bellied antwren The rufous-bellied antwren ("Isleria guttata") is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. The bird's range is in the entire north of the Amazon Basin, from Venezuela in the west to the Brazilian state of Amapá to the east, but is not found south of the Amazon River. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The rufous-bellied antwren was described and illustrated by the French ornithologist Louis Vieillot in 1824 and given the binomial name "Myrmothera guttata". The current genus "Isleria" was introduced
White-fronted manakin north of the Amazon River. The species is not found south of the Amazon River into the southeast Amazon Basin. The contiguous range in the Guianas, in the east encompasses all of French Guiana, and in the center country of Suriname, divides the country diagonally, being found in the southeast parts bordering French Guiana. Some disjunct locale areas of Guyana besides the southeast continuous range occur in Guyana's southwest at the headwaters of the Essequibo River and the Guiana Shield. This bird has a very wide range, is fairly common and is presumed to have a large total population. The