Ringed Antpipit - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Anselmo d Affonseca
Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, March 2014

Corythopis torquata

Identification

13·5–14 cm (5¼-5½ in)

• Greyish-brown crown
• Tawny patch on upper back, side-neck and upper shoulders
• White throat
• Broad black band across breast
• White belly
• Short tail
• Long, strong legs

Distribution

South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies^[1]:

• C. t. sarayacuensis:

• South East Colombia to eastern Ecuador and north-eastern Peru

• C. t. torquatus:

• East Peru to northern Bolivia and western Amazazonian Brazil

• C. t. anthoides:

• South Venezuela to the Guianas and northern Amazonian Brazil

Habitat

Tropical rain Forest, swamps, terra firme and seasonally flooded forests.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists beetles, ants, and wasps; sometimes lizards and frogs are included.

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 November 2016)
4. Arthur Grosset
5. BF Member observations
6. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ringed Antpipit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 July 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ringed_Antpipit

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