Zebra ant shrike
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Female zebra ant strangler ( Cymbilaimus lineatus ) in Panama |
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The zebra ant strangler ( Cymbilaimus lineatus ) is a passerine bird in the ant bird family.
features
The 17 cm long zebra ant shrike is a stocky bird with a large head, thick bill with a hoe tip and red eyes. The male's plumage is black on top with fine white stripes and finely banded in black and white on the underside. The female is similarly banded brown and yellow-brown.
Occurrence
The zebra ant strangler occurs from Honduras to Colombia to northwest Ecuador and on the east side of the Andes from Colombia to northern Bolivia and Brazil, where it can be found on the edge of the forest, in clearings or on watercourses.
behavior
The zebra ant strangler hunts insects that flee from wandering ants .
Reproduction
Zebra ant stranglers enter into a lifelong partnership. In order to strengthen the bond, the male performs a courtship ritual at the beginning of the breeding season and gives the female pieces of food as a gift. In a shell nest that is built in the forks of bushes or trees, two eggs are incubated by both parent birds.
literature
- Colin Harrison & Alan Greensmith: Birds. Dorling Kindersley Limited, London 1993, 2000, ISBN 3-8310-0785-3 .
- Bryan Richard: Birds. Parragon, Bath, ISBN 1-40545-506-3 .
Web links
- photo
- Videos, photos and sound recordings for Cymbilaimus lineatus in the Internet Bird Collection
- Cymbilaimus lineatus inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2013.