Black-bellied Antwren - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Lcverissimo
Dourado, SP, Brazil, October 2014

Formicivora melanogaster

Identification

Female
Photo © by Fritz73
Quixada, Brazil, September 2017

12–13 cm (4¾-5 in)

• White supercilium
• Greyish-brown crown and upperparts
• White edges to outer scapulars

Distribution

South America: found in Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• F. m. bahiae:

• North-eastern Brazil (eastern Maranhão to northern Bahia and western Pernambuco)

• F. m. melanogaster:

• Central Brazil to south-eastern Bolivia and extreme northern Paraguay

Habitat

Woodland and dense scrub.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of a variety of insects and spiders.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Lepage D. (2021) [Avibase - https://avibase.ca/BF9D1B17 ]. Retrieved 28 May 2021

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-bellied Antwren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-bellied_Antwren

External Links

• Arthur Grosset's Birds

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