Scaled antbird
Drymophila squamata
TAXONOMY
Drymophila squamata M.H.K. Lichtenstein, 1823. OTHER COMMON NAMES
French: Grisin écaillé; German: Schuppenameisenfänger; Spanish: Tiluch Escamado.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 5 in (11.5 cm), with a long tail.
DISTRIBUTION
Eastern coastal Brazil.
HABITAT
Below 2,000 ft (600 m) in understory vegetation of humid tropical forest, forest-edges, and mature secondary forest.
BEHAVIOR
Nonmigratory pairs defend a breeding territory. Song is a raspy series of descending notes, sometimes echoed by the female.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Glean insects and other arthropods from foliage in dense vegetation near ground level.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Monogamous pairs bond for life, typically lay two eggs, and share incubation and care of nestlings and fledglings.
BEHAVIOR
Nonmigratory pairs defend a breeding territory. Often in mixed-species foraging flocks. Song is an accelerating trill.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Glean insects and other arthropods from foliage in the upper parts of the forest canopy.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Monogamous pairs bond for life, typically lay two eggs, and share incubation and care of nestlings and fledglings.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not threatened. Locally abundant.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
No direct significance, except for the indirect economic benefits of bird-watching and ecotourism. ♦
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not threatened. Locally abundant.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
No direct significance, except for the indirect economic benefits of bird-watching and ecotourism. ♦
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