Alternative name: Pileated Antwren
- Herpsilochmus pileatus
Identification
10·5–11 cm (4-4¼ in)
Male:
- Grey
- Black cap
- Thick black eyestripe
- Black, white-tipped wing coverts and tail feathers
Female: similar
- Buffy forehead
- White streaking in the crown
- Dirty white underparts washed with buff in the breast
Distribution
South America: found in coastal eastern Brazil (Bahia south of Salvador)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Has been considered conspecific with Black-capped Antwren, Creamy-bellied Antwren and Ash-throated Antwren.
Habitat
Coastal, sandy-soil forests where they are found in the mid-storey of restinga woodland.
Behaviour
The diet consists of insects and probably spiders too. There is little published information.
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/
- SACC proposal to change the name of this species also including information on habitat
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Oct 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bahia Antwren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bahia_Antwren
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
