White-throated antbird

Oneillornis salvini

The white-throated antbird is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. This species is a specialist ant-followers that relies on swarms of army ants to flush insects and other arthropods out of the leaf litter.
White-throated Antbird (Oneillornis salvini) White-throated Antbird (Oneillornis salvini) at Reserva Natural Palmari, Brazil Brazil,Deep-throated antbird,Oneillornis salvini,White-throated antbird

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The white-throated antbird was described by the German ornithologist Hans von Berlepsch in 1901 and given the binomial name "Pithys salvini". It was subsequently included in the genus "Gymnopithys" until moved to the newly erected genus "Oneillornis" based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyThamnophilidae
GenusOneillornis
SpeciesO. salvini
Photographed in
Brazil