Southern Antpipit
A species of Antpipits Scientific name : Corythopis delalandi Genus : Antpipits
Southern Antpipit, A species of Antpipits
Botanical name: Corythopis delalandi
Genus: Antpipits
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Photo By Nikolaj Mølgaard Thomsen 
Description
The southern antpipit (Corythopis delalandi) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is one of two species in the genus Corythopis. It is found in southern Brazil and the pantanal of Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil; also extreme north-eastern Argentina. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. 
Size
14 cm
Feeding Habits
Southern Antpipit primarily consumes arthropods, with preferences for beetles, and occasionally lizards and frogs. It forages solitarily, employing a unique steady gait and upward peering on the dark forest floor, sometimes leaping to snap prey from leaf undersides with audible bill clicks.
Habitat
The habitat of southern Antpipit consists predominately of humid tropical lowland forests and secondary woodlands, with a particular affinity for second growth and smaller forest patches compared to its relative. These environments generally display lush vegetation and a warm, moist climate within broader tropical zones.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
The range of the southern antpipit is a 3200 km by 3000 km contiguous area of southern Brazil bordered on the west by the pantanal and the southern cerrado. The range covers extreme eastern Bolivia, and extends eastward including the eastern half of Paraguay with the northeast tongue region of Argentina. Coastal ranges on the southern Atlantic extend from central Rio de Janeiro south to central São Paulo. There is no intersecting in the northern or western Cerrado with its other Corythopis species, the ringed antpipit, though its range extends upstream in the southern Amazon Basin into the northwestern Cerrado.
Photo By Nikolaj Mølgaard Thomsen 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Tyrant flycatchers Genus
Antpipits Species
Southern Antpipit 
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