February 2002
The Wing-banded Antbird is found in 3 disjunct areas: the lower Amazon Basin and the Guianas; northern Colombia; and the area where the Colombian, Ecuadorian and Peruvian borders meet.
It has a short tail, short legs and a long bill and overall is a decidedly oddly proportioned bird. The male has a black throat and chest with a wide border of white scaled feathers. Its back is a rather cryptically patterned brown which blends in far too well with the leaves it is rummaging about in. The female has a rufous throat and chest.
There are illustrations in Ridgely & Tudor, Volume 2, Plate 24; Hilty & Brown, Plate 31 and Ridgely & Greenfield, Plate 63.
References:
The Wilson Bulletin: Vol. 117, No. 1, pp. 103-105.
The Nest and Nestlings of the Wing-banded Antbird (Myrmornis torquata) from Southern Guyana
Nathan H. Rice, and Christopher M. Milensky
ABSTRACT: The Wing-banded Antbird (Myrmornis torquata) is a poorly known suboscine passerine found in lowland Amazonian forests. Here, we present new information about the nest and nestlings of this enigmatic species. Our findings differ from previous observations and notes on clutch size.
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