Banded antbird
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Genus
SPECIES
Dichrozona cincta

The banded antbird (Dichrozona cincta ) – sometimes called banded antwren despite not being close to the true antwrens – is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is the only member of the genus Dichrozona. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Hence why it is predominantly located in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and

Show More

The banded antbird was described by the Austrian ornithologist August von Pelzeln in 1868 and given the scientific name Cyphorhinus (Microcerculus) cinctus. The present genus Dichrozona was erected by the American ornithologist Robert Ridgway in 1888.

There are three subspecies:

  • Dichrozona cincta cincta (Pelzeln, 1868) – east Colombia, south Venezuela and northwest Brazil
  • Dichrozona cincta stellata ( Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1880) – east Ecuador and west Brazil
  • Dichrozona cincta zononota Ridgway, 1888 – west central Brazil and north Bolivia

Show Less

Distribution

Geography

Banded antbird habitat map

Biome

Banded antbird habitat map
Banded antbird
Attribution-ShareAlike License

References

1. Banded antbird Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banded_antbird
2. Banded antbird on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22701543/93835350
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/449189

More Fascinating Animals to Learn About