- Percnostola rufifrons
Includes: Amazonas Antbird; Hellmayr's Antbird
Identification
Male: mainly dark grey, black head and chin, white fringes on shoulders, grey bill, legs and feet, brown iris.
Female: grey and brown upperparts, grey cap, rufous around eyes, throat and upper chest, grey bill, legs and feet, brown iris. Minor has a grey iris.
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Peru and Brazil
Taxonomy
Subspecies
4 subspecies accepted[1]:
- P. r. jensoni:
- North-eastern Peru (Quebrada Orán in Loreto)
- P. r. minor:
- P. r. subcristata:
- Northern Brazil (lower River Negro to River Trombetas)
- P. r. rufifrons:
- Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and north-eastern Amazonian Brazil
Minor and jensoni are sometimes split as Amazonas Antbird, Percnostola minor.
Habitat
Moist lowland forests, humid forests and secondary woodland often on sandy soil.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mainly of ants and can be found following swarms of army ants.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Arthur Grosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-headed Antbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-headed_Antbird
External Links
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