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| − | # | + | [[Image:Immaculate_Antbird_Marian_Alvarez.jpg|thumb|450px|right|'''Male'''. Photo by: {{user|Marian+Alvarez|Marian Alvarez}} <br/>Location: Monteverde, [[Costa Rica]].]] |
| + | ;[[:Category:Myrmeciza|Myrmeciza]] zeledoni | ||
| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Length 18.5cm (7.25in.) <!--- Comment: the following is only true in a small portion of its range. "Rather unmistakable as the only [[:Category:Myrmeciza|''Myrmeciza'']] in its range." ---> <br/> | ||
| + | '''Male:''' Black with bare, pale blue skin around eye (which often looks white behind the eye). Has small white mark on shoulders, but this is often hidden. <br /> | ||
| + | '''Female:''' Similar, but black overall replaced with brown with darker tail. | ||
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| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Central America]]: southern [[Nicaragua]] through [[Costa Rica]] and [[Panama]]; possibly [[Honduras]]? | ||
| + | [[South America]]: [[Ecuador]]. | ||
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| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | [[Image:Immaculate_Antbird_megan_perkins.jpg|thumb|450px|right|'''Female'''. Photo by: {{user|megan+perkins|megan perkins}} <br/>Location: Rancho Naturalista, [[Costa Rica]].]] | ||
| + | Four subspecies are recognized:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
| + | *'' M. i. zeledoni'' from extreme southern [[Nicaragua]] (San Juan) to western [[Panama]] | ||
| + | * ''M. i. macrorhyncha'' from eastern [[Panama]] (Darién) to western [[Colombia]] and western [[Ecuador]] | ||
| + | This species was formerly included in [[Immaculate Antbird]]. | ||
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| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Undergrowth of humid forest and woodland on western slope of Andes, mostly below 1400m. | ||
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| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Shy and seldom seen on dark forest floors, where it forages for insects. Will follow ant swarms. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6th}}#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=224927 Birdforum thread] discussing taxonomy of this species | ||
| + | {{Ref}} | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | {{GSearch|Myrmeciza+zeledoni}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Myrmeciza]] | ||
Revision as of 16:29, 27 August 2013
- Myrmeciza zeledoni
Identification
Length 18.5cm (7.25in.)
Male: Black with bare, pale blue skin around eye (which often looks white behind the eye). Has small white mark on shoulders, but this is often hidden.
Female: Similar, but black overall replaced with brown with darker tail.
Distribution
Central America: southern Nicaragua through Costa Rica and Panama; possibly Honduras? South America: Ecuador.
Taxonomy
Four subspecies are recognized:[1]
- M. i. zeledoni from extreme southern Nicaragua (San Juan) to western Panama
- M. i. macrorhyncha from eastern Panama (Darién) to western Colombia and western Ecuador
This species was formerly included in Immaculate Antbird.
Habitat
Undergrowth of humid forest and woodland on western slope of Andes, mostly below 1400m.
Behaviour
Shy and seldom seen on dark forest floors, where it forages for insects. Will follow ant swarms.
References
- Clements, JF. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019
- Birdforum thread discussing taxonomy of this species
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Zeledon's Antbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Zeledon%27s_Antbird
