Pale gray ant panties

Pale gray ant panties
	Pale gray ant panties (with flash )
Systematics
Subordination :	Screeching Birds (Tyranni)
Family :	Ant birds (Thamnophilidae)
Subfamily :	Thamnophilinae
Tribe :	Formicivorini
Genre :	Myrmotherula
Type :	Pale gray ant panties
Scientific name
	Myrmotherula menetriesii
	( d'Orbigny , 1837)

The pale gray ant hatchers ( Myrmotherula menetriesii ) belong to the genus Myrmotherula within the ant bird family (Thamnophilidae) .

The species occurs in Bolivia , Brazil , Ecuador , French Guiana , Guyana , Colombia , Peru , Suriname and Venezuela .

The distribution area includes terra firme , transition zones and evergreen forests up to 500, sometimes up to 1000 m.

The Latin additional species refers to Édouard Ménétries .

features

The bird is 9 to 10 cm tall and weighs between 8 and 9 g. The male is bluish gray with a paler underside, a relatively long tail with white tips and a pale throat. The elytra have white tips and black bands. The female has no markings on the wings, is pale yellow-brown plumage on the breast and underside. Fledglings are similar to the female but are darker overall.

Geographic variation

The following subspecies are recognized:

M. m. pallida Berlepsch & EJO Hartert , 1902 - Eastern Colombia and southwestern Venezuela to northeastern Peru and northwestern Brazil
M. m. cinereiventris P. L. Sclater & Salvin , 1868 - Eastern Venezuela, Guyana and northeastern Brazil north of the Amazon
M. m. menetriesii ( d'Orbigny , 1837), nominate form - Eastern Peru, northwestern Bolivia and southwestern Brazil
M. m. berlepschi Hellmayr , 1903 - Amazon basin of Brazil and northern Bolivia
M. m. omissa Todd , 1927 - northeastern Brazil south of the Amazon

voice

The singing consists of conspicuous 10 to 15 thin notes, rising and getting faster.

Way of life

The diet consists of various insects , grasshoppers , beetles and spiders , which are hunted in pairs, alone or in family groups, also together with mixed hunting communities, higher in vegetation than other similar ant hatchers, usually 6 to 20 m above the ground.

The breeding season in Colombia and Venezuela is in February.

Hazardous situation

The stock is not considered to be at risk ( least concern ).

Web links

Commons : Pale Gray Ant Panties - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Xeno-canto
Peruaves
Oiseaux.net
Birds of the World (videos, photos and sound recordings)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Pale gray ant panties , in Avibase - The World Bird Database. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d M. McMullan: Field Guide to the Birds of Colombia Rey Naranjo Editores, 2018, ISBN 978-958-8969-77-0
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d K. Zimmer and ML Isler: Gray Antwren (Myrmotherula menetriesii) , version 1.0. In: J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, DA Christie and E. de Juana (editors): Birds of the World . 2020, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. Gray answers
^ JA Jobling: A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford University Press. 1991, ISBN 0-19-854634-3 .
↑ Antbirds
↑ Redlist. Accessed August 7, 2020.

[avibase-1] Pale gray ant panties , in Avibase - The World Bird Database. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

[Miles-2] M. McMullan: Field Guide to the Birds of Colombia Rey Naranjo Editores, 2018, ISBN 978-958-8969-77-0

[Birds-3] K. Zimmer and ML Isler: Gray Antwren (Myrmotherula menetriesii) , version 1.0. In: J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, DA Christie and E. de Juana (editors): Birds of the World . 2020, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. Gray answers

[4] JA Jobling: A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford University Press. 1991, ISBN 0-19-854634-3 .

[5] Antbirds

[6] Redlist. Accessed August 7, 2020.