Spotted Antbird

Description:

The Spotted Antbird (could be call Spotted Watcher of the Woodland )is a small to medium-sized antbird measuring 11 cm and weighing 16–19.5 g that exhibits strong sexual dimorphism is both plumage and loud-song. Females are a duller version of the male, with a chestnut-colored wings,(two wide buffy wing-bars) and back, and a dull tan chest and head Males have a dark gray head, black throat a white chest with black or dark gray spots, and chestnut-colored wings and back . They are known to follow army ant swarms to catch insects and other small animals trying to flee. They eat small invertebrates and small vertebrates as lizards. The loud-song of males is documented to be longer in duration than that of females, but both sexes use loud-song in vigorous year-round territorial defense. They very rarely forage, perch, or nest above a height of two meters, making them easy to spot and identify in the dense understorey of the rainforest that they inhabit. They facultatively follow swarms of foraging army ants and are often subordinate to other, larger attendant bird species.

Habitat:

Rainforest Lowlands from Honduras to Colombia and Ecuador

Notes:

The name Hylophylax derives from the Greek words "hule" (woodland) and "phulax" (a watcher or guardian). The species name "naevioides" derives from Latin "naevius" (spotted) and the Greek suffix "-oides"