- Ammonastes pelzelni
Identification
13–14 cm
Distribution
South America: found from extreme eastern Colombia to south-western Venezuela and extreme north-western Brazil
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly placed in genus Myrmeciza by Gill and Donsker.
Habitat
Humid forest often on white sand basis
Behaviour
Often walks on forest floor or just above on moss-covered branches.
Diet
There is little published, but they are known to eat a variety of insects, grasshoppers and spiders.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Gray-bellied Antbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Gray-bellied_Antbird
