Black-cheeked Ant-tanager
A species of Ant Tanagers Scientific name : Habia atrimaxillaris Genus : Ant Tanagers
Black-cheeked Ant-tanager, A species of Ant Tanagers
Botanical name: Habia atrimaxillaris
Genus: Ant Tanagers
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Photo By Don Roberson 
Description
The black-cheeked ant tanager (Habia atrimaxillaris) is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae. It is endemic to the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss. 
Size
19 cm
Nest Placement
Shrub
Feeding Habits
Black-cheeked Ant-tanager primarily consumes insects, supplemented by fruit and occasional small vertebrates. It forages typically in shrubbery, exhibiting unique adaptations for gleaning prey from foliage.
Habitat
Black-cheeked Ant-tanager thrives in the understory of mature lowland rainforests and along streamside woodlands, particularly in areas below 300 meters elevation with well-developed understories. They favor continuous forest landscapes over fragmented terrains and show little tolerance for open or disturbed regions, predominantly eschewing habitats like gallery forests and younger secondary growth.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Photo By Don Roberson 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Cardinals Genus
Ant Tanagers Species
Black-cheeked Ant-tanager 
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