- Hypocnemoides maculicauda
Identification
11–12 cm
Male:
- Grey
- Black bib
- 2 or 3 fringed white wing-bars
- Broad white tip to the tail
Female:
- Similar but underparts are white with greyish spots
Similar Species
Very similar to Black-chinned Antbird but this is found south of the Amazon and has a broad white tip to the tail.
Distribution
South America: found from eastern Peru to northern Bolivia and southern Amazonian Brazil
Taxonomy
Clements1 lists this species as monotypic, other authors2 recognize subspecies maculicauda and orientalis.
Habitat
Varzea, gallery forest, lake margins, swamps. It is always found close to water.
Behaviour
Diet
There is not a lot of information available about their diet, but they are known to eat a variety of insects.
Reference
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- Arthur Grosset
- BF Member Observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Band-tailed Antbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Band-tailed_Antbird
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
