Roraiman Antbird (Myrmelastes saturatus)

Family
Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)

Size
14 - 16 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Salvin, 1885)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland and swamp forest. From sea-level - 1,700 m.

Range (Guide)

Guyana (B) (NB), Venezuela (B) (NB).

Vicinity of Mt Roraima, in extreme south-eastern Venezuela and west-central Guyana.

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 (2020) and stable.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (18)...)

Roraiman Antbird (Myrmelastes saturatus) [XC247248]
by GABRIEL LEITE from La Escalera, Bol\u00edvar, Venezuela (song)

Roraiman Antbird (Myrmelastes saturatus) [XC263403]
by Nick Athanas from Mount Ayanganna, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Guyana (song)

Subspecies
Schistocichla leucostigma (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Spot-winged Antbird (Myrmelastes leucostigma) and Roraiman Antbird (Myrmelastes saturatus) following SACC (2006).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Spot-winged Antbird (Myrmelastes leucostigma).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

obscurus (Zimmer, JT & Phelps, 1946) - Tepuis of south-eastern Venezuela (eastern Bol�var) and adj. Brazil.
saturatus (Salvin, 1885) - South-eastern Venezuela, northern Brazil, western Guyana. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Spot-winged Antbird (Myrmelastes leucostigma).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Roraiman Antbird (Myrmelastes saturatus) - 10 files

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