- Myrmochanes hemileucus
Identification
10–11 cm (4-4½ in)
Male
- Black crown, sides of head and upperparts
- White loral spot
- Black wings
- White interscapular patch
- Black graduated tail
Distribution
South America: found in Amazon river islands of (Colombia, north-eastern Ecuador Peru, northern Bolivia and western Brazil)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Understorey of moist lowland forests and shrubland.
Second growth on islands in rivers of the Amazon system.
Behaviour
Diet
There is little data available, but they are known to feed on insects, larva, beetles and probably spiders too.
References
- 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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-and-white Antbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-and-white_Antbird
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
