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[[Colombia]] through [[Central America]] to [[Costa Rica]], [[Belize]], and [[Guatemala]]. | [[Colombia]] through [[Central America]] to [[Costa Rica]], [[Belize]], and [[Guatemala]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Four subspecies are recognized | + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>==== |
| + | Four subspecies are recognized: | ||
| + | *''nudiceps'' in eastern [[Panama]] and Pacific slope of north-western [[Colombia]] | ||
| + | *''chiroleuca'' in Caribbean slope of eastern [[Guatemala]] and [[Belize]] to western [[Panama]] | ||
| + | *''erratilis'' in Pacific slope of [[Costa Rica]] and western [[Panama]] (Chiriquí) | ||
| + | *''sanctamartae'' in Northern [[Colombia]] (Santa Marta region and Magdalena Valley) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Second growth, edges, and scrubby clearings in lowland<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | Second growth, edges, and scrubby clearings in lowland<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | ||
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==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
# Ridgely & Gwynne 1989. Birds of Panama. Princeton Paperbacks. ISBN 0691025126 | # Ridgely & Gwynne 1989. Birds of Panama. Princeton Paperbacks. ISBN 0691025126 | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}} | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Gymnocichla+nudiceps}} | {{GSearch|Gymnocichla+nudiceps}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Gymnocichla]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Gymnocichla]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | ||
Revision as of 19:16, 26 August 2009
- Gymnocichla nudiceps
Identification
Male is mostly black with bare, blue crown area stretching down below the eye. The rufous female has blue skin limited to area around eyes and lores.
Distribution
Colombia through Central America to Costa Rica, Belize, and Guatemala.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[2]
Four subspecies are recognized:
- nudiceps in eastern Panama and Pacific slope of north-western Colombia
- chiroleuca in Caribbean slope of eastern Guatemala and Belize to western Panama
- erratilis in Pacific slope of Costa Rica and western Panama (Chiriquí)
- sanctamartae in Northern Colombia (Santa Marta region and Magdalena Valley)
Habitat
Second growth, edges, and scrubby clearings in lowland1.
Behaviour
Often near swarms of army ants.
Reference
- Ridgely & Gwynne 1989. Birds of Panama. Princeton Paperbacks. ISBN 0691025126
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Bare-crowned Antbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bare-crowned_Antbird
