Allpahuayo Antbird - BirdForum Opus

Percnostola arenarum

Identification

10 cm
Male

• Dark grey
• Black throat
• Black wing coverts fringed with white
  

Female

• Dark grey upperparts
• Black wing coverts fringed reddish-brown
• Underparts reddish-brown, paler at chin and whitish on central belly

Similar species

Best way to separate from Black-headed Antbird is by sound (but range seemingly not overlapping).

Distribution

South America: found only in North-eastern Peru north of River Marañón (R. Morona to R. Nanay drainage)

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species described in 2002.

Habitat

Dry forests.

Behaviour

Finds its food low to the ground, within 1 m.

Vocalizations

A song of 8-10 whistles, the two first of slightly higher pitch, series becoming slower towards the end. Usually sings from a perch at similar height, pumping its tail while singing.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Schulenberg, T. S. & Stotz, D. F. & Lane, D. F. & O'Neill, J. P. & Parker III, T. A. & Egg, A. B. (2010). Birds of Peru: Revised and Updated Edition. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691130231
3. Schulenberg, T. S. and G. H. Rosenberg (2020). Allpahuayo Antbird (Percnostola arenarum), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.allant1.01
4. BirdLife International

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Allpahuayo Antbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Allpahuayo_Antbird

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