Ash-breasted antbird facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Ash-breasted antbird |
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| female (subspecies stictopterus) at Anavilhanas National Park, Novo Airão, Amazonas, Brasil | |
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Myrmoborus
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lugubris
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The ash-breasted antbird (Myrmoborus lugubris) is an insectivorous bird in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
The ash-breasted antbird was described by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1847 and given the binomial name Myrmonax lugubris. The current genus Myrmoborus was introduced in 1860.
See also
In Spanish: Hormiguero lúgubre para niños
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