Dusky-tailed Antbird
A species of Long-tailed antbirds Scientific name : Drymophila malura Genus : Long-tailed antbirds
Dusky-tailed Antbird, A species of Long-tailed antbirds
Botanical name: Drymophila malura
Genus: Long-tailed antbirds
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Description
The dusky-tailed antbird (Drymophila malura) is an insectivorous bird in the antbird family Thamnophilidae. It is found in southeast Brazil, southern Paraguay, and northeast Argentina (Misiones Province). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. The dusky-tailed antbird was described by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1825 and given the binomial name Myiothera malura. It is now placed in the genus Drymophila which was introduced by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1824. The specific epithet malura is from the Ancient Greek malos "soft" or "weak". 
Size
15 cm
Nest Placement
Shrub
Feeding Habits
Dusky-tailed Antbird primarily consumes insects and likely spiders. It forages close to the ground, using short hops and probing vegetation. Dusky-tailed Antbird feeds alone or in groups, often in dense cover, and displays unique tail and wing movements while searching for prey.
Habitat
The habitat of dusky-tailed Antbird comprises the understory of evergreen forests, including both lowland and foothill regions, as well as forest edges and secondary woodlands. Dusky-tailed Antbird favors environments with dense vegetation such as tangles, thickets, bracken-ferns, vines, bamboo, and areas with tall grasses, particularly at forest edges. While not solely dependent on bamboo, dusky-tailed Antbird is known to inhabit young, regenerating clear-cuts dominated by dense bamboo and grass.
Dite type
Insectivorous
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Feeding Habits
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Antbirds Genus
Long-tailed antbirds Species
Dusky-tailed Antbird 
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