Blue-lored Antbird - BirdForum Opus

Male. Photo by: Gary Clark
Location: Tandayapa Lodge, northwest Ecuador.

Myrmeciza immaculata

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: southern Nicaragua through Costa Rica and Panama; possibly Honduras? South America: Colombia, Ecuador, and western Venezuela.

Taxonomy

Female. Photo by: Gary Clark
Location: Tandayapa Lodge, northwest Ecuador.

Four subspecies are recognized:^[1]

• M. i. zeledoni
• M. i. macrorhyncha
• M. i. brunnea
• M. i. immaculata

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.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-lored Antbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-lored_Antbird

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