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;[[: Category:Phaenostictus|Phaenostictus]] mcleannani | ;[[: Category:Phaenostictus|Phaenostictus]] mcleannani | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Three subspecies are recognized by Clements<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>: ''saturatus'' | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| + | Three subspecies are recognized by Clements<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''P. m. saturatus'': | ||
| + | :*Tropical eastern [[Honduras]] to [[Costa Rica]] and extreme western [[Panama]] | ||
| + | *''P. m. mcleannani'': | ||
| + | :*Central and eastern Panama to north-western [[Colombia]] | ||
| + | *''P. m. pacificus'': | ||
| + | :*Extreme south-western Colombia (Nariño) to north-western [[Ecuador]] (Esmeraldas) | ||
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| + | 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. | + | They follow army ant swarms. |
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Diet includes insects and arthropods which are flushed by army ants in the neotropical forests. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | The male offers food to the female prior to mating. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct12}}#Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 |
| − | # Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 | + | #Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Phaenostictus+mcleannani}} | {{GSearch|Phaenostictus+mcleannani}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Phaenostictus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Phaenostictus]] | ||
Revision as of 17:40, 25 January 2013
- 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
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized by Clements1:
- P. m. saturatus:
- Tropical eastern Honduras to Costa Rica and extreme western Panama
- P. m. mcleannani:
- Central and eastern Panama to north-western Colombia
- P. m. pacificus:
- Extreme south-western Colombia (Nariño) to north-western Ecuador (Esmeraldas)
while Restall2 also gives range and description of chocoanus (included in mcleannani by Clements).
Habitat
Moist lowland forests.
Behaviour
They follow army ant swarms.
Diet
Diet includes insects and arthropods which are flushed by army ants in the neotropical forests.
Breeding
The male offers food to the female prior to mating.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
- Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ocellated Antbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ocellated_Antbird
