Guianan streaked antwren - side view, Inírida, Colombia

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Barry

Lion

I just love antbirds of all kinds. First - there are lots and lots of small variations on a common theme. Second, that they are so named because of their habit of follwoing army ant colonies and snapping up insects as they try to jump or fly away from the army ants - what an amazing ecological niche! Posted 8 years ago, modified 8 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  I love them too, before visiting Colombia, I had never heard of them. But the same was true for me regarding jacamars and manakins. All three beautiful categories of birds.
  
  I did learn from our guide that only a few antbird species actually follow ant colonies, and most of the species don't. Posted 8 years ago
2. 1. Barry
    
    Lion
    
    Awww Ferdy, don't destroy my fantasies - LOL. Yes, I learned that too as I saw several Antbirds in Costa Rica with no sign of any ants and I even saw one in a garden in down town Caracas! Posted 8 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Well, the good news is that supposedly, those that do follow ants are the rarest, and therefore ants are the way to find them :) Posted 8 years ago

The Guianan streaked antwren

The Guianan streaked antwren is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in tropical South America where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, tropical swamps, and heavily degraded former forest. It is a small, black and white streaked bird, the female being distinguished by its rufous-cinnamon head and buff underparts.

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Similar species: Perching Birds

Species identified by Ferdy Christant