Lunulated Antbird

About the Lunulated Antbird

The lunulated antbird (Oneillornis lunulatus) is a species of insectivorous bird in the subfamily Thamnophilinae of the family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Ecuador and Peru. The lunulated antbird was described and illustrated by the English ornithologists Philip Sclater and Osbert Salvin in 1873 and given the binomial name Pithys lunulatus. The species was subsequently included in the genus Gymnopithys. It was moved to a newly erected genus, Oneillornis, based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014. It shares the genus with the white-throated antbird (O. salvini), which has been treated as conspecific. The lunulated antbird is monotypic.

The lunulated antbird is 13 to 14.5 cm (5.1 to 5.7 in) long and weighs 22 to 26 g (0.78 to 0.92 oz). Adult males are mostly gray. They have a white supercilium, ear coverts, chin, and throat. Their tail is blackish gray. Adult females have a white supercilium, dark olive-brown lores, and a white chin and throat. Their crown and nape are yellowish olive-brown; their back and rump are yellowish olive-brown with blackish edges and light buff tips on the... Wikipedia →