Grey-bellied Antbird vs Bare-eyed Antbird

Ammonastes pelzelni compared with Rhegmatorhina gymnops

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Grey-bellied Antbird Bare-eyed Antbird
Scientific Name Ammonastes pelzelni Rhegmatorhina gymnops
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Thamnophilidae Thamnophilidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Vulnerable
Length
Wingspan 11.4 cm (4.5 in) 15.3 cm (6.0 in)
Weight 17.25 g (0.61 oz) 28.5 g (1.01 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Grey-bellied Antbird only

None

Bare-eyed Antbird only

None

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Grey-bellied Antbird

Vulnerable

Bare-eyed Antbird

About These Birds

Bare-eyed Antbird

The Bare-eyed Antbird is a Vulnerable antbird of the family Thamnophilidae restricted to humid forests in the eastern Amazon basin of Brazil. Weighing about 28.5g with a wingspan of 15.3cm, it has distinctive bare periorbital skin around the eyes. It is an obligate army ant follower, depending on ant swarms to flush prey from the forest floor.

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