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A brown bird with a dark orange throat, a white ring around its eye, a dark brown mask, grey and pinkish bill, and light pink legs, perches on a vertical branch with its tail fanned, between two leafy branches, against a light green backgroundALT

April 30, 2022 - Rufous-throated Antbird (Gymnopithys rufigula)

Found in northeastern South America, in parts of Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela, these antbirds live in rainforests. They follow army ants, capturing insects as they flee the swarms. Their cup-shaped nests are made of dry palm leaves and other fibers in tree cavities or stumps. Females lay clutches of two eggs. Both parents incubate the eggs and feed the chicks.

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