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[[Image:Esmeraldas antbird IMG 7964.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|megan+perkins|megan perkins}}<br />Milpe, [[Ecuador]], November 2012 ]] | [[Image:Esmeraldas antbird IMG 7964.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|megan+perkins|megan perkins}}<br />Milpe, [[Ecuador]], November 2012 ]] | ||
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Pacific slope of [[Ecuador]] and southern half of [[Colombia]]. | Pacific slope of [[Ecuador]] and southern half of [[Colombia]]. | ||
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| − | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br /> |
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Lower foothill elevation: damp to very wet forest and second growth with ravines or clearings. | Lower foothill elevation: damp to very wet forest and second growth with ravines or clearings. | ||
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Has a distinctive and melodious ultra-high-pitched song. | Has a distinctive and melodious ultra-high-pitched song. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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- Sipia nigricauda
Identification
Distribution
Pacific slope of Ecuador and southern half of Colombia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Placed in genus Myrmeciza by Gill and Donsker.
Habitat
Lower foothill elevation: damp to very wet forest and second growth with ravines or clearings.
Behaviour
Pairs of small family groups.
Diet
Attends army ant swarms.
Vocalisation
Has a distinctive and melodious ultra-high-pitched song.
References
- 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/
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Esmeraldas Antbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Esmeraldas_Antbird
