Animalia Life
Drymophila squamata
TAXONOMY
Drymophila squamata M.H.K. Lichtenstein, 1823.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
French: Grisin йcaillй; German: Schuppenameisenfдnger; Spanish:
Tiluchн Escamado.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
5 in (11.5 cm), with a long tail.
DISTRIBUTION
Eastern coastal Brazil.
HABITAT
Below 2,000 ft (600 m) in understory vegetation of humid
tropical forest, forest-edges, and mature secondary forest.
BEHAVIOR
Nonmigratory pairs defend a breeding territory. Song is a
raspy series of descending notes, sometimes echoed by the
female.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Glean insects and other arthropods from foliage in dense vegetation
near ground level.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Monogamous pairs bond for life, typically lay two eggs, and
share incubation and care of nestlings and fledglings.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not threatened. Locally abundant.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
No direct significance, except for the indirect economic benefits
of bird-watching and ecotourism.
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