Squamate Antbird
(Myrmeciza squamosa)

Male Squamate Antbird, Parque do Zizo, São Paulo, Brazil, November 2006 - click for larger image Parque do Zizo, São Paulo, Brazil
April 2004

The Squamate Antbird is distributed in south-east Brazil and is a Brazilian endemic. It is found on or near the ground in the Atlantic Rain Forest and secondary woodland.

Male Squamate Antbird, Parque do Zizo, São Paulo, Brazil, November 2006 - click for larger image The male has two prominent spotted white wing-bars, a long white supercilium which borders the black face and throat as well as a scaly breast with white tips to the black feathers. It also has a white interscapular patch which is sometimes concealed but showing well in photo 3. The female has a white throat and breast.

Male Squamate Antbird, Parque do Zizo, São Paulo, Brazil, November 2006 - click for larger image It forages for prey rummaging in the leaves on the forest floor.

There are recordings on xeno-canto.

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