Scalloped Antthrush (Chamaeza turdina)

Other Names (World)
Scalloped Antthrush, Schwartz's Antthrush

Family
Formicariidae (Ground-antbirds)

Size
19 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Cabanis & Heine, 1859)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 900 - 2,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Venezuela.

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 (3)...)

Schwartz's Antthrush (Chamaeza turdina) [XC693401]
by id from Piedra del Amor, Huila, Colombia (song)

Schwartz's Antthrush (Chamaeza turdina) [XC566206]
by David Monroy Rengifo from Ot\u00fan Quimbaya, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia (song, bug)

Subspecies
Formerly treated as conspecific with Rufous-tailed Antthrush (Chamaeza ruficauda), but differs in voice and in ventral plumage pattern and has geographically disjunct range.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

chionogaster Hellmayr, 1906 - Northern Venezuela west of Yaracuy Depression in Aroa Mts (eastern Lara east to south-eastern Falcon) and coastal range from northern Aragua to Distrito Federal.
turdina (Cabanis & Heine, 1859) - Colombia in upper Magdalena Valley and middle Cauca Valley.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Scalloped Antthrush (Chamaeza turdina) - 10 files

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