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Schistocichla saturata

Identification

14.5 cm, Long bill, dusky legs, slate gray above, pale gray below, black wing coverts with 2 rows of small white dots, brown primaries. Female - gray head, brown back, dark brown wings with 3 rows of buff spots, buff throat, orange rufous underparts.

Distribution

Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana.

Taxonomy

Split from Spot-winged Antbird.^[2]

S. saturata has two subspecies:^[1]

• S. s. saturata

• Extreme south-eastern Venezuela and adjacent Guyana (Mount Roraima environs)

• S. s. obscura

• Tepuis of south-eastern Venezuela and adjacent Brazil

Habitat

Moist lowland and montane forests.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. Proposal for SACC split

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