Family Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)
Vulnerable
Black-tailed Antbird (Myrmoborus melanurus)
Taxonomy
French: Alapi à queue noire German: Schwarzkopf-Ameisenschnäpper Spanish: Hormiguero colinegro
Taxonomy:
Hypocnemis melanura
P. L. Sclater and Salvin
, 1866,Cashiboya, in Loreto, and upper Río Ucayali, Peru
.Distribution:
NE & EC Peru (Loreto, Ucayali) and adjacent Brazil (right bank of R Javari, extreme W Amazonas).
Descriptive notes
12 cm. Male has black head, remaining plumage very dark grey, some individuals with white interscapular patch; wing-coverts blackish, thinly edged white at tips, underwing-... read more
Voice
Male loudsong a moderately long series (e.g. 18 notes, 2·7 seconds) of clear notes,... read more
Habitat
Understorey of seasonally flooded evergreen forest and other water-related habitats, at 100–... read more
Food and feeding
Little known. Presumably feeds on various insects and spiders, as congeners. Forages close to ground, hopping on vines and partially... read more
Breeding
Nest-building observed in Loreto (lower R Yarapa) in Jul (details previously unpublished); in seasonally flooded habitat, presumably nests... read more
Movements
Presumed resident.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Currently considered Near-threatened. Restricted-range species: present in Upper Amazon-Napo Lowlands EBA. Occurs in a relatively small range along R... read more
Monotypic.