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[[Image:Chestnut-backed_Antbirdb.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|Birdingcraft|Birdingcraft}}<br />Carara National Park, [[Costa Rica]].]] | [[Image:Chestnut-backed_Antbirdb.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|Birdingcraft|Birdingcraft}}<br />Carara National Park, [[Costa Rica]].]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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'''South America''': [[Colombia]] and [[Ecuador]] | '''South America''': [[Colombia]] and [[Ecuador]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Myrmeciza|Myrmeciza]]''. | ||
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
There are 5 subspecies: | There are 5 subspecies: | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''C. e. exsul'': |
:*[[Caribbean]] slope of [[Nicaragua]] to western [[Panama]] | :*[[Caribbean]] slope of [[Nicaragua]] to western [[Panama]] | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''C. e. occidentalis'': |
:*Pacific slope of [[Costa Rica]] and western Panama | :*Pacific slope of [[Costa Rica]] and western Panama | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''C. e. niglarus'': |
:*Eastern Panama and adjacent extreme north-western [[Colombia]] (northern Chocó) | :*Eastern Panama and adjacent extreme north-western [[Colombia]] (northern Chocó) | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''C. e. cassini'': |
:*Extreme south-eastern Panama (Darién) and northern Colombia | :*Extreme south-eastern Panama (Darién) and northern Colombia | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''C. e. maculifer'': |
:*Pacific slope of western Colombia and western [[Ecuador]] | :*Pacific slope of western Colombia and western [[Ecuador]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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'''Song''': a whistled ''peeet peeew'' | '''Song''': a whistled ''peeet peeew'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Poliocrania+exsul}} |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Poliocrania]] |
Revision as of 08:10, 15 August 2016
- Poliocrania exsul
Identification
14 cm.
Male
- Black head, neck and breast
- Chestnut upperparts, wings and tail
- Dark brown lower belly and flanks
Female
- Brownish-black head and neck
Both sexes have a pale blue bare patch of skin around each eye
Juvenile:duller and more slaty
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama
South America: Colombia and Ecuador
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in genus Myrmeciza.
Subspecies[1]
There are 5 subspecies:
- C. e. exsul:
- C. e. occidentalis:
- Pacific slope of Costa Rica and western Panama
- C. e. niglarus:
- Eastern Panama and adjacent extreme north-western Colombia (northern Chocó)
- C. e. cassini:
- Extreme south-eastern Panama (Darién) and northern Colombia
- C. e. maculifer:
- Pacific slope of western Colombia and western Ecuador
Habitat
Up to 900m in understory thickets in wet forest, near streams.
Behaviour
Breeding
The cup nest is made from vines, plants and dead leaves, placed low in vegetation. The 2 white eggs, have purple or reddish-brown spots. Both parents care for the young.
Diet
The diet includes insects, lizards and frogs.
Vocalisation
Call: a grating naar
Song: a whistled peeet peeew
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
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut-backed Antbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-backed_Antbird
