- Ampelornis griseiceps
Identification
12·5–13·5 cm
Grey hood contrasting with brown mantle. Wing coverts blackish tipped white in male or buffy in female.
Distribution
South America: found in southern-most Ecuador and neighboring Peru (Tumbes, Piura).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly placed in genus Myrmeciza.
Habitat
Above sea levels but not in high mountains in forest, and especially in disturbed areas attracted to bamboo and other areas of dense undergrowth.
Behaviour
Often found in mixed foraging flocks.
Diet
Little is know about their diet, but they obviously eat insects, including spiders and stick insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gray-headed Antbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-headed_Antbird
