
Naming
At one time the species was included in the genus ''Hyloctistes'' but molecular phylogenetic studies showed that ''Hyloctistes'' was embedded within ''Automolus''.Two subspecies are recognised:
⤷ ''A. s. lemae'' – southcentral and southeast Venezuela
⤷ ''A. s. subulatus'' – southeast Colombia, west Brazil and north Bolivia
Distribution
It is found in the western part of the Amazon rainforest: west Brazil, southeast Colombia, east Ecuador, northeast Peru, south Venezuela and north Bolivia.Habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.References:
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