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[[Image:Black-throated_Antbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|arthurgrosset|arthurgrosset}} <br />Vila Bela de Santíssima Trindade, Mato Grosso, [[Brazil]], March 2003]] | [[Image:Black-throated_Antbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|arthurgrosset|arthurgrosset}} <br />Vila Bela de Santíssima Trindade, Mato Grosso, [[Brazil]], March 2003]] | ||
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'''Includes Spot-breasted Antbird''' | '''Includes Spot-breasted Antbird''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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[[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]] and [[Brazil]] | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]] and [[Brazil]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
*''M. a. metae'': | *''M. a. metae'': | ||
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Monogamous. The clutch consists of 2 eggs. Incubation and care of the young is shared by both adults. | Monogamous. The clutch consists of 2 eggs. Incubation and care of the young is shared by both adults. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline07.html SACC] baseline with information about ''M. a. stictothorax'' read April 2010 | #[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline07.html SACC] baseline with information about ''M. a. stictothorax'' read April 2010 | ||
#Arthur Grosset | #Arthur Grosset | ||
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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Revision as of 10:48, 15 August 2016
- Myrmophylax atrothorax
Includes Spot-breasted Antbird
Identification
14cm
Male
- Olive-brown above
- Black tail
- White spots on wing-coverts
- Grey head, sides of neck and underparts
- Black throat, breast and central belly
- Black iris
Female - similar apart from white throat and rufous belly
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil
Taxonomy
Placed in genus Myrmeciza by Gill and Donsker.
Subspecies[1]
- M. a. metae:
- Central Colombia (Meta, western Guaviare)
- M. a. atrothorax:
- M. a. tenebrosa:
- M. a. maynana:
- North-central Peru (south of Río Marañón and west of Río Huallaga)
- M. a. melanura:
Two additional subspecies, obscurata and griseiventris are not generally recognised[2]
Subspecies M. a. stictothorax has in the past been split as Spot-breasted Antbird, but currently, it is thought that the two specimens belonged within subspecies M. a. melanura.
Habitat
Dense undergrowth at the edges of forest and woodland especially near swamps or streams, below 500m.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects and arthropods.
Breeding
Monogamous. The clutch consists of 2 eggs. Incubation and care of the young is shared by both adults.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- SACC baseline with information about M. a. stictothorax read April 2010
- Arthur Grosset
- Answers.com
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-throated Antbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-throated_Antbird
