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;[[:Category:Gymnopithys|Gymnopithys]] bicolor | ;[[:Category:Gymnopithys|Gymnopithys]] bicolor | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Formerly considered conspecific with [[White-cheeked Antbird]]. | Formerly considered conspecific with [[White-cheeked Antbird]]. | ||
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| − | + | 5 Subspecies recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | |
* ''G. b. olivascens'' from [[Honduras]] to [[Panama]] | * ''G. b. olivascens'' from [[Honduras]] to [[Panama]] | ||
| − | * ''G. b. bicolor'' in [[Panama]] and | + | * ''G. b. bicolor'' in [[Panama]] and north-western [[Colombia]] |
| − | * ''G. b. daguae'' in | + | * ''G. b. daguae'' in central [[Colombia]] |
| − | * ''G. b. aequatorialis'' in extreme | + | * ''G. b. aequatorialis'' in extreme southern [[Colombia]] and [[Ecuador]] |
| − | * ''G. b. ruficeps'' in | + | * ''G. b. ruficeps'' in northern [[Colombia]] |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | They are to be found in the understorey of moist lowland and foothill forests. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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| + | They follow an ant-swarm army; the ants stir up insects and spiders in leaf litter which the antbirds feed on. | ||
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| + | Occasionally they have been observed to take small frogs and lizards. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/bicolouredantbird.html Arthur Grosset's Birds] | *[http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/bicolouredantbird.html Arthur Grosset's Birds] | ||
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{{GSearch|Gymnopithys+bicolor}} | {{GSearch|Gymnopithys+bicolor}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Gymnopithys]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Gymnopithys]] | ||
Revision as of 23:48, 16 April 2016
- Gymnopithys bicolor
Identification
14cm
- Brown upperparts
- White throat and chest
- Pale blue skin around eye
- Black in front of and behind eye
- Short tail
Distribution
Central America and South America
Central America: Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
South America: Colombia, Ecuador
Taxonomy
Formerly considered conspecific with White-cheeked Antbird.
Subspecies
5 Subspecies recognized[1]:
- G. b. olivascens from Honduras to Panama
- G. b. bicolor in Panama and north-western Colombia
- G. b. daguae in central Colombia
- G. b. aequatorialis in extreme southern Colombia and Ecuador
- G. b. ruficeps in northern Colombia
Habitat
They are to be found in the understorey of moist lowland and foothill forests.
Behaviour
Diet
They follow an ant-swarm army; the ants stir up insects and spiders in leaf litter which the antbirds feed on.
Occasionally they have been observed to take small frogs and lizards.
References
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and D Christie, eds. 2003. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 8: Broadbills to Tapaculos. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334504
- costaricalink.com
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bicolored Antbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bicolored_Antbird
