- Oneillornis salvini
Gymnopithys salvini
Identification
13–13·5 cm (5-5¼ in)
Male
- Grey overall plumage
- Darker wings
- White supercilium
- White ear-coverts, chin and throat
Distribution
South America: found from east Peru to south-western Amazonian Brazil and central Bolivia.
Taxonomy
Clements1 sees this as a monotypic species, while others recognize salvini and maculatus.
Formerly placed in the genus Gymnopithys.
Habitat
They are generally to be found in terra firme transitional forest, where they prefer the understorey.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of various insect species, and includes spiders, ant larvae and termites.
Breeding
They build a shallow cup nest of narrow strips of dry palm frond leaflets in a hollow palm stump. They lay a single egg which is light pink with dark maroon stripes.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) White-throated Antbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 February 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-throated_Antbird
