- Myrmeciza zeledoni
Identification
Length 18.5cm (7.25in.)
Male: Black with bare, pale blue skin around eye (which often looks white behind the eye). Has small white mark on shoulders, but this is often hidden.
Female: Similar, but black overall replaced with brown with darker tail.
Distribution
Central America: found in southern Nicaragua through Costa Rica and Panama; possibly Honduras?
South America: occurs only in Ecuador.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[1]
- M. i. zeledoni from extreme southern Nicaragua (San Juan) to western Panama
- M. i. macrorhyncha from eastern Panama (Darién) to western Colombia and western Ecuador
This species was formerly included in Immaculate Antbird together with Blue-lored Antbird.
Habitat
Undergrowth of humid forest and woodland on western slope of Andes, mostly below 1400m.
Behaviour
Shy and seldom seen on dark forest floors, where it forages for insects. Will follow ant swarms.
Diet
Their diet consists of ants and grasshoppers, also fish, worms and small crustaceans.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Birdforum thread discussing taxonomy of this species
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Zeledon's Antbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Zeledon%27s_Antbird
