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Male
Photo © by Thibaud Aronson
Los Amigos Biological Station, Madre de Dios, Peru, 3 November 2023

Myrmoborus lophotes

Percnostola lophotes

Distribution

Northwest Bolivia, southeast Peru and nearest Brazil.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species¹.
Formerly placed in genus Percnostola.

Habitat

Moist lowland forests, particularly in tall bamboo thickets.

Behaviour

The nest is a cup shaped structure made from bamboo leaves and twigs. Two off white eggs with burgundy splotches are laid and are incubated by both parents.

References

1. 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/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

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

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