Animalia Life
Hylophylax naevia
TAXONOMY
Hylophylax naevia J.F. Gmelin, 1789.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
French: Alapi paludicole; German: Braunflecken-Waldwдchter;
Spanish: Hormiguero de Espalda Punteada.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
4.5 in (11.5 cm), with a gray iris, and short tail.
DISTRIBUTION
Amazonian region of northern South America, including
southern Venezuela, Guyana, southeastern Colombia, eastern
Ecuador, eastern Peru, northern Bolivia, and widely in Amazonian
Brazil.
HABITAT
Below 3,600 ft (1,100 m) in undergrowth vegetation of terrafirme
(non-flooded) and flooded tropical forest.
BEHAVIOR
Nonmigratory pairs defend a breeding territory. Song is a fast,
high-pitched series of wheezy notes.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Glean insects and other arthropods from foliage in dense
lower-canopy vegetation.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Monogamous pairs bond for life, typically lay two eggs, and
share incubation and care of nestlings and fledglings.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not threatened. Widespread and relatively abundant.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
No direct significance, except for the indirect economic benefits
of bird-watching and ecotourism.
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