Mayan Antthrush

Formicarius moniliger

Least Concern

The Mayan Antthrush is an antthrush of humid forests in Belize, Mexico, and Guatemala. A terrestrial bird, it walks deliberately across the forest floor with its short tail held cocked, probing the leaf litter for insects and often attending army-ant swarms. Fun fact: They are named for their habit of following army-ant swarms to snap up fleeing insects.

Family

Formicariidae

Group

Antthrushes

Range

Mayan Antthrush Range — Forest floor of Belize, Mexico, and Guatemala

Population

≈ Not quantified

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