Pearly Antshrike (Megastictus margaritatus)

Family
Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)

Size
12 - 13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater, 1855)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry and moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 1,250 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

Locally in southern Venezuela (south-western Bol��var, southern Amazonas), extreme eastern and southern Colombia (Guain��a, Vaup�s, Caquet�), eastern Ecuador, north-eastern and east-central Peru (Loreto, Ucayali) and west-central Amazonian Brazil (north-western and south-central Amazonas, northern Rond�nia).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (52)...)

Pearly Antshrike (Megastictus margaritatus) [XC520945]
by Mauricio \u00c1lvarez-Rebolledo (Colecci\u00f3n de Sonidos Ambientales - Instituto Humboldt) from PNN Chiribiquete, cu\u00f1ar\u00e9, Colombia (?)

Pearly Antshrike (Megastictus margaritatus) [XC296676]
by Ross Gallardy from Allpahuayo-Mishana Reserve, Loreto, Peru (song)

Subspecies
Relationships uncertain.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Pearly Antshrike (Megastictus margaritatus) - 10 files

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