Black-headed Antthrush - BirdForum Opus

Formicarius nigricapillus

Identification

18 cm (7 in)

• Dark brown crown
• Black face
• Black throat
• Dark back, rump and wings

Distribution

Central and South America
Central America: Costa Rica, Panama
South America: Colombia, Ecuador

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• F. n. nigricapillus:

• Caribbean slope of eastern Costa Rica and both slopes of Panama

• F. n. destructus:

• Tropical Pacific Colombia and western Ecuador

Habitat

Wet lowland primary forests, adjacent tall secondary growth particularly with ravines.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of a variety of insect types, such as crickets, cockroaches, woodlice and earwigs.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2016)
4. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-headed Antthrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-headed_Antthrush

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