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Rufous-tailed stipplethroat (Epinecrophylla erythrura) PNYC - El Paujil, Pasco, Peru. Aug 26, 2020 Epinecrophylla erythrura,Geotagged,Peru,Rufous-tailed stipplethroat,Winter Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Rufous-tailed stipplethroat (Epinecrophylla erythrura)

PNYC - El Paujil, Pasco, Peru. Aug 26, 2020

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    Yet another antbird! It's an antwren, really, part of a special group where at least one sex usually has spots on the throat, hence the common name. More interesting is the genus name, which illustrates their strong tendency to forage on the numerous dead leaves that tend to get trapped in the undergrowth of lowland forests, where they can persist for months, and offer shelter to a great abundance of invertebrates
    ("epi" = on, "necro" = dead, "phylla" = leaves).     Posted 4 years ago
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      Wow, from its name I did not realize it was an antbird, until you explained it. Antbirds...of which we have 49 of. 49, such a strange number. Ah well.

      Your genus name explanation is quite cool since its entirely lost in translation, common name for the genus is "Stipplethroats".       Posted 4 years ago
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        I like both the scientific and the common names, as each illustrates an interesting aspect of the genus :) There are actually several species that can co-occur in the Amazon, and I was hoping to see others but no luck so far. The ornate stipplethroat is one I hope to see in particular.
        Also, I hope you're not too attached to the number 49, I've still got several antbirds coming up!         Posted 4 years ago
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          That's the spirit! The bait worked. Again. Posted 4 years ago
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            Ahahahah
            Does it count as bait if I was going to upload them anyway? ;)             Posted 4 years ago
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              Yes, still counts. Posted 4 years ago
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                Well, that's 50!
                Sooty antbird (Hafferia fortis) PMYC - El Paujil, Pasco, Peru. Aug 26, 2020 Geotagged,Hafferia fortis,Peru,Sooty antbird,Winter
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                  Whoohooo! Will see if we can give this some attention on the FB page. Thanks for all your giant contributions to our bird base! Posted 4 years ago
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                    Happy to contribute :) Posted 4 years ago
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                      I've now written to post on the JD FB page:
                      https://www.facebook.com/jungledragonwildlife/posts/3336190506418159

                      I was trying to @mention you there but somehow it doesn't work, so hereby the direct link.                       Posted 4 years ago
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                        Nice, only 180 species to go! Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago

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The Rufous-tailed stipplethroat

The rufous-tailed stipplethroat or rufous-tailed antwren is a species of insectivorous bird in the antbird family Thamnophilidae. It was formerly placed in the genus ''Myrmotherula''. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Uploaded Sep 25, 2020. Captured Aug 26, 2020 14:58 in Palcazu, 19320, Peru.
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  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/8.0
  • 1/320s
  • ISO6400
  • 560mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.