Ochre-rumped Antbird

About the Ochre-rumped Antbird

The ochre-rumped antbird (Drymophila ochropyga) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to Brazil. The ochre-rumped antbird and the rufous-tailed antbird (D. genei) are sister species. Both are monotypic.

The ochre-rumped antbird is 12.5 to 13.5 cm (4.9 to 5.3 in) long. Adult males have a black crown, a long white supercilium, a black band through the eye, and white cheeks with black speckles. Their back is gray with a few black and white feathers and a white patch between the scapulars. Their rump is light rufous. Their wings are blackish with narrow buff edges on the flight feathers and wide white tips on the coverts. Their throat and breast are white with black streaks that are heavier on the latter. Their flanks and crissum are plain rufous. Females have a buff-streaked crown, an olive-gray back, and duller buffier underparts that are less heavily streaked than the male's.

The ochre-rumped antbird is a bird of the Atlantic Forest Mountains EBA in southeastern Brazil. It is found from central and southeastern Bahia south through... Wikipedia →