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| − | ;Phaenostictus mcleannani | + | ;[[: Category:Phaenostictus|Phaenostictus]] mcleannani |
| − | [[Image:Ocellated_Antbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Cedric K <br/> Photo taken: Pipeline Road, Panama | + | [[Image:Ocellated_Antbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Cedric K <br/> Photo taken: Pipeline Road, [[Panama]]. ]] |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Upperparts brown to reddish-brown with black spots, rufous collar, and crown that varies from grayish, to buffy to brown depending on subspecies. Side of head dominated by large bluish facial skin. Underside black with wide rufous fringes producing a spotted appearance. Tail black; bill black, legs pale. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]], to [[Panama]] in [[Central America]] and Pacific slope of [[Ecuador]] and [[Colombia]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Three subspecies are recognized by Clements<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>: ''saturatus'', ''mcleannani'', and ''pacificus'', while Restall<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup> also gives range and description of ''chocoanus'' (included in ''mcleannani'' by Clements). | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Moist lowland forests. | Moist lowland forests. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Diet includes insects which are flushed by army ants in the neotropical forests. | Diet includes insects which are flushed by army ants in the neotropical forests. | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | # Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 | ||
| + | # Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Phaenostictus+mcleannani}} | {{GSearch|Phaenostictus+mcleannani}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[ | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Phaenostictus]] |
Revision as of 00:46, 3 August 2008
- Phaenostictus mcleannani
Identification
Upperparts brown to reddish-brown with black spots, rufous collar, and crown that varies from grayish, to buffy to brown depending on subspecies. Side of head dominated by large bluish facial skin. Underside black with wide rufous fringes producing a spotted appearance. Tail black; bill black, legs pale.
Distribution
Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, to Panama in Central America and Pacific slope of Ecuador and Colombia.
Taxonomy
Three subspecies are recognized by Clements1: saturatus, mcleannani, and pacificus, while Restall2 also gives range and description of chocoanus (included in mcleannani by Clements).
Habitat
Moist lowland forests.
Behaviour
Diet includes insects which are flushed by army ants in the neotropical forests.
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
