Black-tailed Antbird

Myrmoborus melanurus

Near Threatened

The Black-tailed Antbird is an antbird of humid forests in Peru, Colombia, and Brazil. It forages in dense forest undergrowth, taking insects and other small invertebrates, and usually stays close to cover. Classified as Near Threatened, it is threatened mainly by the clearing and fragmentation of its forest habitat. Fun fact: Despite their name, most antbirds do not eat ants; they are named for following army-ant swarms to catch the insects the ants flush out.

Family

Thamnophilidae

Group

Typical Antbirds

Range

Black-tailed Antbird Range — Humid forests of Peru, Colombia, and Brazil

Population

≈ Not quantified (declining)

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