Family Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)
Least Concern
Southern Wing-banded Antbird (Myrmornis torquata)
Taxonomy
French: Palicour de Cayenne German: Stummelschwanz-Ameisenvogel Spanish: Hormiguero alifranjeado sureño
Taxonomy:
Formicarius torquatus
Boddaert
, 1783,Cayenne, French Guiana
.Distribution:
SC & SE Colombia (E base of Andes, in W Caquetá, E Cauca, Putumayo), NE Ecuador (Napo, Pastaza), N Peru N of R Amazon (Loreto), SE Venezuela (E & S Amazonas, Bolívar), the Guianas, and N & S Amazonian Brazil (N Roraima E to Amapá and W Maranhão and S to lower R Madeira and middle R Araguaia, and E Rondônia E to S Pará and N Mato Grosso).
Descriptive notes
14·5–15·5 cm; 40–50 g. Interscapular patch white; periorbital region pale blue; short tail. Male has crown reddish-brown, back feathers greyish-... read more
Voice
Loudsong N of R Amazon a series of simple “whew” whistles (e.g. 12 notes, 3·8... read more
Habitat
Floor of lowland and foothill humid evergreen forest, often in hilly terra firme, mostly... read more
Food and feeding
Feeds on insects and other arthropods; also on small molluscs (Gastropoda). Recorded prey in Brazil beetles (Coleoptera), orthopterans,... read more
Breeding
Nest records in Mar–May and Jul–Oct in French Guiana (both periods being dry seasons), and one in Oct in Surinam, with another... read more
Movements
None recorded; presumed resident. Mean territory size around Manaus c. 16 ha.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened (Least Concern). Poorly known; generally considered to be rare to uncommon and patchily distributed throughout its extensive range. Apparent large... read more
Hitherto considered conspecific with M. stictoptera (which see). Populations in W Amazonia (E Ecuador), N of Amazon and S of Amazon each have moderately distinctive songs#R; investigation required. Monotypic.