Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)
Long-tailed Antbird (Drymophila caudata) - HBW 8, p. 622
French: Grisin à longue queue
German: Langschwanz-Ameisenfänger
Spanish: Tiluchí Colilargo
Taxonomy: Formicivora caudata P. L. Sclater, 1855, “Bogotá” = possibly west slope of east Andes, Colombia.
Members of genus form a well-defined clade, and appear to be closely related to Hypocnemis. Present species most closely related to D. devillei. Genetic analysis and geographical variation in vocalizations indicate that further study and redefinition of populations is still needed. Relationships among currently defined races unclear at N end of E Andes (Norte de Santander, in Colombia), where three races may be parapatric or may intergrade. Four subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- klagesi Hellmayr & Seilern, 1912 - N Venezuela (except Sierra de Perijá) and N Colombia (E slope of E Andes in S Norte de Santander).
- aristeguietana Aveledo & Pérez, 1994 - NW Venezuela (Sierra de Perijá).
- hellmayri Todd, 1915 - N Colombia (Santa Marta region and E slope of E Andes in N Norte de Santander).
- caudata (P. L. Sclater, 1855) - Andes of Colombia (except N end of E range on E slope), Ecuador (both slopes), Peru (E slope) and NW Bolivia (E slope in La Paz).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male moving around in a bush. Locality Minca, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia (ssp hellmayri)
Keith Blomerley 16 November 2012 22 weeks ago 16 sec 4.3 -
A pair together in undergrowth, then moving away. Locality Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia (ssp hellmayri)
Keith Blomerley 16 November 2012 22 weeks ago 27 sec 4 -
Several visits of a male and a female to the nest, to feed two nestlings and remove the faecal sacs Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp caudata)
Yanayacu Biological Station 4 August 2004 6 years ago 46 sec 3.8 -
A male arriving to the nest, pecking inside and laying. Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp caudata)
Yanayacu Biological Station 28 June 2006 4 years ago 41 sec 3.7 -
A male incubating, becoming alarmed and flying away. Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp caudata)
Yanayacu Biological Station 28 June 2006 4 years ago 26 sec 3.3 -
in undergrowth at dawn, calls Locality Colibri del Sol Bird Reserve, Antioquía Department, Colombia (ssp caudata)
Martin Kennewell 27 May 2012 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 13 sec 3
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in dark area
Locality Cabañas San Isidro, Cosanga, Napo Province, Ecuador
Guy Poisson 27 October 2011 1 year ago 3.4 -
A bird perching
Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 12 October 2007 4 years ago 3
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Loudsong. Locality Yacambú National Park, Lara State, Venezuela
Nacho Areta 1 January 2003 3 years ago 3
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