antbird: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Formicariidae • Thamnophilidae

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A Barred Antshrike, Thamnophilus doliatus, perched on a branch feeds two open-mouthed chicks in a small cup-shaped nest surrounded by large green leaves.

white-plumed antbird

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gnateater woodcreeper Furnariidae tapaculo Conopophagidae Dendrocolaptidae

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