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| − | + | [[Image:Black-throated_Antbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by arthurgrosset <br/>Photographed in Vila Bela de Sant�ssima Trindade, Mato Grosso, Brazil. ]] | |
| − | [[Image:Black-throated_Antbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by arthurgrosset]] | + | ;[[:Category:Myrmeciza|Myrmeciza]] atrothorax |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 14cm. '''Male''' - olive-brown above, black tail, white dots on wing-coverts, grey head, sides of neck and underparts, black throat, breast and central belly, black iris. '''Female''' - similar with white throat and rufous belly. | |
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[French Guiana]], [[Guyana]], [[Peru]], [[Suriname]], and [[Venezuela]]. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | It has been split into 2 species: | ||
| + | * ''Myrmeciza atrothorax'' | ||
| + | * ''Myrmeciza stictothorax'' | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Dense undergrowth at the edges of forest and woodland especially near swamps or streams, below 500m. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | The diet includes insects and arthropods. | ||
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| + | Monogamous. 2 eggs are laid and are incubated by both parents who both care for the young. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Myrmeciza+atrothorax}} | {{GSearch|Myrmeciza+atrothorax}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Myrmeciza]] |
Revision as of 18:39, 20 November 2008
- Myrmeciza atrothorax
Identification
14cm. Male - olive-brown above, black tail, white dots on wing-coverts, grey head, sides of neck and underparts, black throat, breast and central belly, black iris. Female - similar with white throat and rufous belly.
Distribution
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Taxonomy
It has been split into 2 species:
- Myrmeciza atrothorax
- Myrmeciza stictothorax
Habitat
Dense undergrowth at the edges of forest and woodland especially near swamps or streams, below 500m.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects and arthropods.
Monogamous. 2 eggs are laid and are incubated by both parents who both care for the young.
