Animalia Life
Hylopezus dives
TAXONOMY
Hylopezus dives Salvin, 1865.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
English: White-lored antpitta; French: Grallaire а ventre fauve;
German: Schwarzkappen-Ameisenpitta; Spanish: Chululъ de
Buche Canela.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
6 in (14.5 cm), with a black iris and very short tail.
DISTRIBUTION
From Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama in Central America
to the Pacific lowlands of western Colombia and adjacent
northwestern Ecuador.
HABITAT
Below 2,950 ft (900 m) in dense vegetation along the edges of
humid tropical forest and regenerating clearings.
BEHAVIOR
Nonmigratory pairs defend a breeding territory. Song of males
is a series of 6–8 whistled notes.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Forage for insects and other arthropods on or very close to the
ground.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Monogamous pairs bond for life, typically lay two eggs, and
share incubation and care of nestlings and fledglings.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not threatened. Relatively abundant.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
No direct significance, except for the indirect economic benefits
of bird-watching and ecotourism.
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