antbird

antbird
Any of various drab-colored South American birds of the family Thamnophilidae that feed on ants.

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  • Antbird — Taxobox name = Antbirds image width = 250px image caption = Bicoloured Antbird Gymnopithys leucaspis regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes subordo = Tyranni familia = Thamnophilidae familia authority = Swainson,… …   Wikipedia

  • antbird — /ant berrd /, n. any of numerous passerine birds of the family Formicariidae, of the New World tropics, many species of which follow army ant swarms to feed on insects disturbed by the ants. [ANT + BIRD] * * * ▪ bird family Sy Montgomery… …   Universalium

  • antbird — noun any of various dull colored South American birds that feeding on ants some following army ant swarms • Syn: ↑ant bird • Hypernyms: ↑tyrannid • Hyponyms: ↑ant thrush, ↑ant shrike, ↑spotted antbird, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • antbird — noun a long legged, short tailed insectivorous bird found mainly in the tropical forests of South America. [Family Formicariidae: many species.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • antbird — ant·bird …   English syllables

  • Dull-mantled Antbird — Male, nominate subspecies, at Tapir Lodge trails near Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica) Conservation status …   Wikipedia

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  • Peruvian Warbling Antbird — Taxobox name = Imeri Warbling Antbird status = NR regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Thamnophilidae genus = Hypocnemis species = H. peruviana binomial = Hypocnemis peruviana binomial authority =… …   Wikipedia

  • Dusky Antbird — A female in NW Ecuador Conservation status …   Wikipedia

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