Bicolored Antbird

Bicolored Antbird

Gymnopithys bicolor

Least Concern

Aves · Passeriformes · Thamnophilidae

About

The bicolored antbird is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.

Fun Fact

What is now the bicolored antbird was originally described as Myrmeciza leucaspis and included what is now the white-cheeked antbird (now Gymnopithys leucaspis).

Quick Facts

Habitat

To be updated

Diet

Feeds on a wide variety of arthropods that flee foraging army ant swarms.

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

  • Habitat Change
  • Human Disturbance