- Myrmothera dives
Hylopezus dives
Identification
13–14 cm (5-5½ in)
- Dark grey crown and nape
- Pale yellowish-brown lores and narrow eye ring
- Greyish-brown auriculars
- Buff moustache
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: found in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
South America: Colombia and Ecuador
Taxonomy
This is a polytypic species[1] consisting of 3 subspecies.
Formerly, both White-lored Antpitta and Thicket Antpitta were considered to be the same species with the name Fulvous-bellied Antpitta.
Subspecies
- M. d. dives:
- Caribbean slope of north-eastern Honduras to Costa Rica
- M. d. flammulatus:
- Caribbean slope of western Panama (Bocas del Toro)
- M. d. barbacoae:
- Lowlands of eastern Panama (Darien) and western Colombia (Narino)
Habitat
Found around forest streams in dense thickets and vines.
Behaviour
Diet
They forage on the ground and on logs for insects and spiders.
Gallery
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Artwork by Aracari
Photo by andyadcock
Braulio Carillo, Costa Rica, April 2017
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Thicket Antpitta. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Thicket_Antpitta
External Links
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