White-bibbed Antbird

About the White-bibbed Antbird

The white-bibbed antbird (Myrmoderus loricatus) is a species of passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to Brazil. The white-bibbed antbird was formerly included in the genus Myrmeciza. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2013 found that Myrmeciza, as then defined, was polyphyletic. In the resulting rearrangement to create monotypic genera, four species including the white-bibbed antbird were moved to the resurrected genus Myrmoderus. Some authors have suggested that the white-bibbed antbird and the squamate antbird (M. squamosus) are conspecific but the 2013 study confirmed them as sister species.

The white-bibbed antbird is monotypic. The white-bibbed antbird is 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long. Adult males have a black crown with wide rufous-chestnut edges to the feathers. They have a long white supercilium on an otherwise mostly black face. Their upperparts and tail are mostly rufous-chestnut with a white patch between their scapulars. Their flight feathers are rufous-chestnut and their wing coverts black with wide white tips. Their chin is black. Their throat... Wikipedia →