Typical Antbirds
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Thamnophilidae
The antbirds are a large family of small passerine birds of subtropical and tropical Central and South America. They are forest birds, and tend to feed on insects at or near the ground. A sizable minority of them specialize in following columns of army ants to eat the small invertebrates that leave hiding to flee the ants.Many species lack bright colour; brown, black and white being the dominant tones.
- Fasciated Antshrike Cymbilaimus lineatus
- Great Antshrike Taraba major
- Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus
- Black-hooded Antshrike Thamnophilus bridgesi
- Black Antshrike Thamnophilus nigriceps
- Western Slaty-Antshrike Thamnophilus atrinucha
- Speckled Antshrike Xenornis setifrons
- Russet Antshrike Thamnistes anabatinus
- Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis
- Spot-crowned Antvireo Dysithamnus puncticeps
- Moustached Antwren Myrmotherula ignota
- Pacific Antwren Myrmotherula pacifica
- Checker-throated Antwren Myrmotherula fulviventris
- White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris
- Slaty Antwren Myrmotherula schisticolor
- Rufous-winged Antwren Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus
- Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis
- White-fringed Antwren Formicivora grisea
- Rufous-rumped Antwren Terenura callinota
- Dusky Antbird Cercomacra tyrannina
- Jet Antbird Cercomacra nigricans
- Bare-crowned Antbird Gymnocichla nudiceps
- White-bellied Antbird Myrmeciza longipes
- Chestnut-backed Antbird Myrmeciza exsul
- Dull-mantled Antbird Myrmeciza laemosticta
- Immaculate Antbird Myrmeciza immaculata
- Bicolored Antbird Gymnopithys leucaspis
- Wing-banded Antbird Myrmornis torquata
- Spotted Antbird Hylophylax naevioides
- Ocellated Antbird Phaenostictus mcleannani
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