- Myrmoborus leucophrys
Identification
12–13 cm (4¾-5 in)
- Broad white supercilium
- Dark bluish grey body
- Black face and throat
- Plain wings
Female: brown upperparts, white underparts. Black mask and cinnamon-buff supercilium.
Distribution
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, The Guianas, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil
Taxonomy
This is a polytypic species[1] consisting of 4 subspecies:
Subspecies
- M. l. angustirostris:
- M. l. erythrophrys:
- East slope of Eastern Andes of Colombia and north-western Venezuela
- M. l. koenigorum:
- Central Peru (upper Río Huallaga Valley in Huánuco)
- M. l. leucophrys:
Habitat
The understorey of evergreen forests, forest borders and edges.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of a variety of spiders and insects, including beetles.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Lepage D. (2021) [Avibase - https://avibase.ca/C9620F9F]. Retrieved 8 November 2021
- Zimmer, K. and M.L. Isler (2020). White-browed Antbird (Myrmoborus leucophrys), 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.whbant6.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) White-browed Antbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-browed_Antbird
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