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[[Image:Piu-piu.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Xyko+Paludo|Xyko Paludo}}<br />Sítio Pau Preto, Potengi, Ceará, [[Brazil]], July 2017 ]] | [[Image:Piu-piu.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Xyko+Paludo|Xyko Paludo}}<br />Sítio Pau Preto, Potengi, Ceará, [[Brazil]], July 2017 ]] | ||
;[[: Category:Myrmorchilus|Myrmorchilus]] strigilatus | ;[[: Category:Myrmorchilus|Myrmorchilus]] strigilatus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Black throat and chest | + | 15–16 cm (6-6¼ in) |
| + | *Black throat and chest | ||
| + | *White lower face and belly | ||
| + | *Streaked black and rufous back | ||
| + | *Black wing-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] with white spots<br /> | ||
| + | Male has a white [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]], female's is buffy.<br /> | ||
| + | The female is streaked across the breast especially on the sides.<br /> | ||
| + | The tail is long with white external feathers. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[South America]]: found in [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], and [[Argentina]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | ====Subspecies==== | |
| + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''M. s. strigilatus'': | ||
| + | :*North East [[Brazil]] (eastern Piauí, Ceará and Pernambuco to northern Minas Gerais) | ||
| + | *''M. s. suspicax'': | ||
| + | :*South East [[Bolivia]] to western Brazil (western Mato Grosso), western [[Paraguay]], northern [[Argentina]] | ||
| + | |||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | They are found in the understorey of scrub and woodlands up to a height of approximately 1100 m. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| + | Their main diet appears to consist of insects and probably other arthropods; however there is little published information available. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | They only nest which has been described was an open cup, 4 cm deep. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2017) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Myrmorchilus+strigilatus}} | {{GSearch|Myrmorchilus+strigilatus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Myrmorchilus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Myrmorchilus]] | ||
Revision as of 21:21, 8 August 2017
- Myrmorchilus strigilatus
Identification
15–16 cm (6-6¼ in)
- Black throat and chest
- White lower face and belly
- Streaked black and rufous back
- Black wing-coverts with white spots
Male has a white supercilium, female's is buffy.
The female is streaked across the breast especially on the sides.
The tail is long with white external feathers.
Distribution
South America: found in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- M. s. strigilatus:
- North East Brazil (eastern Piauí, Ceará and Pernambuco to northern Minas Gerais)
- M. s. suspicax:
Habitat
They are found in the understorey of scrub and woodlands up to a height of approximately 1100 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet appears to consist of insects and probably other arthropods; however there is little published information available.
Breeding
They only nest which has been described was an open cup, 4 cm deep.
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
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Stripe-backed Antbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Stripe-backed_Antbird
