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Photo by Carlos Henrique
Location: Guaraú - Peruíbe - SP - Brazil
Myrmeciza squamosa

Identification

Male has black throat that gradually become black scalloping on white lower belly. Female has whitish underparts with light scalloping.

Similar species

Similar to White-bibbed Antbird in which the male as a white lower throat and the female has buffy throat.

Distribution

South-eastern Brazil.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Moist and drier lowland forest and woodlands.

Behaviour

References

  1. 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.

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