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==Identification==
 
==Identification==

Revision as of 01:34, 19 March 2018

Subspecies melanopogon
Photo by andyadcock
Vuelta Larga, Venezuela, January 2016
Hypocnemoides melanopogon

Identification

11–12 cm (4¼-4¾ in)

  • 2-3 white wing-bars
  • Narrow white tail-tips
  • Pale blue iris

Male: black throat patch
Female: a grey scaly throat

Similar Species

Silvered Antbird

This species is mostly found north of the Amazon while the very similar and closely related Band-tailed Antbird is found south of the Amazon.

Female
Photo by Aracari
Serra do Aracá, AM, Brazil, February 2007

Distribution

South America: found in Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies[1]:

  • H. m. melanopogon:
  • H. m. minor: smaller than the nominate race
  • South-central Amazonian Brazil

A third subspecies occidentalis, is not recognised by all authorities[1]

Habitat

Swamps.

Behaviour

It is always found near water, hopping on logs or in low shrubs.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Arthur Grosset
  4. Wikipedia

Recommended Citation

External Links

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