The plumbeous antbird (Myrmelastes hyperythrus ) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae.
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical swamps.
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TerrestrialTerrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv...
Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
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Not a migrantAnimals that do not make seasonal movements and stay in their native home ranges all year round are called not migrants or residents.
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starts withThe plumbeous antbird is 17 cm (6.7 in) in length. The male is slaty gray with blackish-gray wings and tail. The wing coverts have conspicuous white spots. Each eye is surrounded by an extensive patch of light blue skin. The female has similar upperparts including the white spots on each wing but is bright orange-rufous below.
The spot-winged antbird (Myrmelastes leucostigma ) and the slate-colored antbird (Myrmelastes schistaceus ) lack the light blue periorbital skin patches, the white-shouldered antbird (Akletos melanoceps ) and the sooty antbird (Hafferia fortis ) are blacker than the plumbeous antbird and lack the white spots on the wing.
The nest of this species was first described in 2003 based on two nests found in Manú National Park, Peru. The open cup-shaped nests were suspended 0.7 m (2 ft 4 in) and 1.0 m (3 ft 3 in) above the ground. They were constructed of black rhizomorphs and covered in dry leaves attached with spider silk. Each nest contained two eggs. These had a pinkish white background which was almost completely covered with dark purplish-red streaks. They measured 23 mm × 17 mm (0.91 in × 0.67 in) in the first nest and 24 mm × 20 mm (0.94 in × 0.79 in) in the second.
