Short-tailed Antthrush

Chamaeza campanisona

Least Concern

The Short-tailed Antthrush is an antthrush of humid forests in Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador. 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

Short-tailed Antthrush Range — Forest floor of Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador

Population

≈ Not quantified

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