- Akletos melanoceps
Identification
Male is almost entirely black with a white spot on the shoulder which often is hidden or just showing as a narrow white stripe. Bare skin around eyes looks dull grey but in ideal light might be seen to be blue. Female is all reddish-brown except for head and neck which looks like the male.
Similar Species
Cocha Antshrike, Goeldi's Antbird
Distribution
South-eastern Colombia, esternmost Ecuador, eastern Peru and far western Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly placed in genus Myrmeciza by Gill and Donsker.
Habitat
Forest from semi-dry to humid to seasonally flodded.
Behaviour
Feeds on insects in foliage, mostly in low to mid levels in forest.
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/
