White-plumed Antbird
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| Pithys albifrons (Linnaeus, 1766) |
The White-plumed Antbird (Pithys albifrons) is a species of insectivorous bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is marked by red-brownish plumage, black wings, and a black head with a bright-white feathered mask.
It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru; also the Guianas, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests.
In the Amazon Basin proper, except in the headwaters of central Peru, White-plumed Antbird is found only north of the Amazon River, in the northeast with the Guianas, and in the northwest.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Pithys albifrons. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
[edit] External links
- Stamps (for Guyana) with RangeMap
- White-plumed Antbird photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res
- Photo-High Res; Article surfbirds
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