White-throated Antbird
A species of Bicolored Antbirds Scientific name : Oneillornis salvini Genus : Bicolored Antbirds
White-throated Antbird, A species of Bicolored Antbirds
Botanical name: Oneillornis salvini
Genus: Bicolored Antbirds
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Description
The white-throated antbird (Oneillornis salvini) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. This species is a specialist ant-followers that relies on swarms of army ants to flush insects and other arthropods out of the leaf litter. The white-throated antbird was described by the German ornithologist Hans von Berlepsch in 1901 and given the binomial name Pithys salvini. It was subsequently included in the genus Gymnopithys until moved to the newly erected genus Oneillornis based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014.
Size
14 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Antbirds Genus
Bicolored Antbirds Species
White-throated Antbird