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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Clements<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> sees this as a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species, while others recognize ''salvini'' and ''maculatus'' | + | Clements<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> sees this as a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species, while others recognize ''salvini'' and ''maculatus''.<br /> |
| + | Placed in the genus [[Oneillornis]] by Gill and Donsker. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Revision as of 19:37, 6 February 2018
- Gymnopithys salvini
Identification
13–13·5 cm (5-5¼ in)
Male
- Grey overall plumage
- Darker wings
- White supercilium
- White ear-coverts, chin and throat
Distribution
South America: found from east Peru to south-western Amazonian Brazil and central Bolivia.
Taxonomy
Clements1 sees this as a monotypic species, while others recognize salvini and maculatus.
Placed in the genus Oneillornis by Gill and Donsker.
Habitat
They are generally to be found in terra firme transitional forest, where they prefer the understorey.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of various insect species, and includes spiders, ant larvae and termites.
Breeding
They build a shallow cup nest of narrow strips of dry palm frond leaflets in a hollow palm stump. They lay a single egg which is light pink with dark maroon stripes.
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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-throated Antbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-throated_Antbird
