Black-bellied Antwren
A species of Black-bellied Antwrens Scientific name : Formicivora melanogaster Genus : Black-bellied Antwrens
Black-bellied Antwren, A species of Black-bellied Antwrens
Botanical name: Formicivora melanogaster
Genus: Black-bellied Antwrens
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Description
Description
The black-bellied antwren (Formicivora melanogaster) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. The black-bellied antwren was described by the Austrian ornithologist August von Pelzeln in 1868 and given its current binomial name Formicivora melanogaster. 
Size
13 cm
Feeding Habits
Black-bellied Antwren primarily consumes insects, including orthopterans, lepidopteran larvae, and spiders. Black-bellied Antwren forages in dense undergrowth, exhibiting a zigzag pattern, short flights, frequent pauses, and horizontal lunges to glean prey from various surfaces and occasionally the ground. Unique behaviors include tail-fanning, side-to-side hitching, and bill wiping post-capture.
Habitat
Black-bellied Antwren typically inhabits the understorey and mid-storey regions of tropical deciduous forests, including areas with dense vine thickets known as mata-de-cipó. They are also found in regions of tall caatinga scrublands. These birds are often observed within ecotones where caatinga transitions into cerrado ecosystems and are known to frequent areas of degraded caatinga with taller second-growth scrub.
Dite type
Insectivorous
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Antbirds Genus
Black-bellied Antwrens Species
Black-bellied Antwren 
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