Alternative name: Neotropical River Warbler
- Myiothlypis rivularis
Identification
13·5 cm (5¼ in)
- Blackish crown
- White supercilium
- Black eye-stripe
- Greyish face
- White throat
- Green upperparts, rump and outer tail feathers
- White lower breast and underparts with greenish wash
Distribution
South America: found in Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in genus Basileuterus or in genus Phaeothlypis by Clements.
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- M. r. mesoleuca:
- M. r. rivularis:
- M. r. boliviana:
- Foothills of Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz and Tarija)
Habitat
Lowland rainforests and forest edges, along rivers and streams; especially swampy areas.
Behaviour
They constantly wag their tails both up and down and sideways.
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects and arthropods, which they forage for on the ground, on fallen logs and in streamsides.
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 June 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Riverbank Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Riverbank_Warbler
