Banded Antbird - BirdForum Opus

Male
Photo by Momo
La Selva, eastern Ecuador, January 2009

Dichrozona cincta

Identification

10cm

• Chestnut-brown crown
• Grey sides to the head
• Black wings, wing coverts tipped with white and buff
• Whitish underparts
• Band of black spots across the chest
• Long, thin bill
• Very short tail

Distribution

Colombia and Venezuela to Bolivia and Brazil.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species according to Clements¹, while other authorities (Restall², Howard & Moore³?) have recognized more subspecies: cincta, stellata, and zononota.

Habitat

Moist lowland forests.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes insects.

References

1. Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2008. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
2. Restall et al Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
3. Dickinson, Edward C. (ed.). 2003. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691117010
4. Arthur Grosset

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Banded Antbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Banded_Antbird

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