- Drymophila striaticeps
Identification
14·5–15·5 cm (5¾-6 in)
Male
- Black with white streaks on crown and upper back
- Rest of back Black with rufous streaks
- Rufous rump
- Black wings with rufous flight feathers
- Blackish-grey, graduated, white-tipped tail
Distribution
South America: found from Colombia to Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Four subspecies recognized[1]:
- D. s. striaticeps in western and central Andes of Colombia, south to Cauca
- D. s. occidentalis from southwestern Colombia (Nariño) south through Ecuador (both slopes of the Andes) to northeastern Peru (San Martín)
- D. s. peruviana on the east slope of Andes of central Peru (Huánuco to Cuzco)
- D. s. boliviana on the east slope of Andes of southern Peru (Puno) and northern Bolivia (La Paz)
It was formerly included in Long-tailed Antbird.
Habitat
Undergrowth in a variety of forest and second growth but almost always in areas with bamboo. Usually in areas at 1500-2600 m asl. sometimes lower.
Behaviour
Usually in pairs, and usually will not join mixed species flocks. Forages hidden in dense undergrowth where it can be detected by vocalizations.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Birdforum thread discussing the taxonomy of Long-tailed Antbird
- del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Streak-headed Antbird (Drymophila striaticeps), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.sthant1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Streak-headed Antbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Streak-headed_Antbird
