- Rhegmatorhina cristata
Identification
- Eye is surrounded by bluish-white bare skin
- That area is again surrounded by black which stretches to include the throat
- The rest of the bird is rufous or brown with rufous edges, duller at the rear end
- Short crest
- Female differs by having black barring on back and wings
Distribution
South America: found in south-eastern Colombia and adjacent north-western Brazil in an area west of Rio Negro.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Understory of humid lowland forests mainly on sandy ground. Found at or below 350 m asl.
Behaviour
An army ant follower feeding on invertebrates that are flushed by the ants. The crest is regularly shown while feeding, and the tail is lowered then rapidly raised.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Zimmer, K. and M.L. Isler (2020). Chestnut-crested Antbird (Rhegmatorhina cristata), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D.A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.chcant1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut-crested Antbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-crested_Antbird
