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Alternative name: Zimmer's Antbird
- Myrmeciza castanea
Identification
Similar species
Very similar to Chestnut-tailed Antbird in plumage but differ in voice and habitat choice.
Distribution
Patchy distribution from southern Colombia (Putumayo) through eastern Ecuador to northern Peru (west of Rio Napo, north of Rio Amazonas and south of Rio Maranon only to Moyobamba valley[2].
Taxonomy
Two subspecies are recognized[1]:
- M.c. castanea
- M.c. centunculorum
Habitat
Moist lowland forests and foothills to 1050 m asl. Where coexisting with Chestnut-tailed Antbird, the former occurs in higher cloud forest on better soil while Northern Chestnut-tailed Antbird occurs in semi-stunted forest on poorer, sandy soil[2].
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Isler et al. 2002, Auk 119: 362-378.
