Salvadoran ant panties

Salvadoran ant panties
	Salvadoran ant panties, males
Systematics
Subordination :	Screeching Birds (Tyranni)
Family :	Ant birds (Thamnophilidae)
Subfamily :	Thamnophilinae
Tribe :	Formicivorini
Genre :	Myrmotherula
Type :	Salvadoran ant panties
Scientific name
	Myrmotherula minor
	Salvadori , 1864

The Salvadoran ant hatch ( Myrmotherula minor ) belongs to the genus Myrmotherula within the ant bird family (Thamnophilidae) .

The species is endemic to Brazil .

The distribution area includes tropical or subtropical moist lowland forest, evergreen forests in the Andean foothills and secondary forest mostly up to 500, occasionally up to 900 m altitude.

The Latin additional species means smaller , the common name refers to the person who first described it.

features

The bird is about 9 cm tall and weighs around 6 g. The tail is short. The male is gray with a paler underside, the throat and center of the chest have a black spot. The elytra are blackish with white tips, the tail has a black band and white tips. It is similar to the white-flanked ant hatchers ( Myrmotherula axillaris ). The female has a gray cap, the underside is olive-brown, the wings and tail are reddish-brown, the wing-coverts have narrow yellow-brown edges, the throat is whitish, the cheeks are gray. Young birds do not yet have a tail band.

The species is monotypical .

voice

The song is described as unusually complex for ant hatchers, consisting of groups of fast sounds, deeper and slower, lasting for 2 to 4 seconds.

Way of life

The food consists of insects , probably also spiders , which are hunted individually, in pairs or in family groups, mostly in mixed hunting communities, preferably 4 to 8 m above the ground.

The breeding season is not exactly known.

Hazardous situation

The stock is considered to be endangered ( vulnerable ) due to habitat loss .

literature

T. Salvadori: Myrmotherula minor. In: Atti della Società italiana di scienze naturali . Volume 7, p. 157, 1864 Biodiversity Library.org .

Web links

Commons : Salvadoran ant panties - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

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Birds of the World (videos, photos and sound recordings)

Individual evidence

^ Salvadori ant panties , in Avibase - The World Bird Database. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d K. Zimmer and ML Isler: Salvadori's Antwren (Myrmotherula minor) , 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. Salvadori's answers
↑ Redlist.Retrieved August 9, 2020.

[avibase-1] Salvadori ant panties , in Avibase - The World Bird Database. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

[Birds-2] K. Zimmer and ML Isler: Salvadori's Antwren (Myrmotherula minor) , 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. Salvadori's answers

[3] Redlist.Retrieved August 9, 2020.