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- Myrmoderus squamosus
Identification
Male has black throat that gradually become black scalloping on white lower belly. Female has whitish underparts with light scalloping.
Similar species
Similar to White-bibbed Antbird in which the male as a white lower throat and the female has buffy throat.
Distribution
South-eastern Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly placed in genus Myrmeciza by Gill and Donsker.
Habitat
Moist and drier lowland forest and woodlands.
Behaviour
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/