Brown-bellied Stipplethroat

Photo by Anselmo d Affonseca
Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, October 2016

Epinecrophylla gutturalis

Myrmotherula gutturalis

Identification

Male

• Olive brown upperparts
• Red brown wings and tail
• White tipped wing coverts
• Black throat
• Grey side of neck
  

Female

• Dull olive brown upperparts
• Light buff underparts
• Dark brown, buff tipped wings and tail

Distribution

South America: found in eastern Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and north-eastern Amazonian Brazil.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Placed in genus Epinecrophylla by Clements (2010)^[1] and Gill and Donsker (2010)^[3], and in genus Myrmotherula by Dickinson (2003)^[2].

Habitat

Moist lowland forest.

Behaviour

Breeding

It builds a domed nest from leaves and twigs, placed in a thick bush. The 2 eggs are incubated by both parents for 11 days. Both parents care for the young.

Diet

The diet includes insects.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. Dickinson, EC, ed. 2003. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed., with updates to December 2007 (Corrigenda 7). Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691117010
3. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
4. Avibase
5. Avibird

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brown-bellied Stipplethroat. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown-bellied_Stipplethroat

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