Formicariidae
E673394
Formicariidae is a family of small, ground-dwelling suboscine birds known as antthrushes, native to the forests of Central and South America.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| associatedWith | leaf-litter invertebrate communities ⓘ |
| billMorphology | stout bill ⓘ |
| bodySize | small to medium-sized ⓘ |
| clade | suboscines ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | antthrushes ⓘ |
| describedAs | small ground-dwelling birds ⓘ |
| diet |
arthropods
ⓘ
insects ⓘ |
| distributionRegion | Neotropics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eggColor | white ⓘ |
| eggMarkings | speckled ⓘ |
| foragingStratum | ground ⓘ |
| foundInBiome | Neotropical rainforest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInCountry |
Bolivia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicRangeLimit |
northern Argentina
ⓘ
southeastern Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legMorphology | strong legs ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | mostly resident ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Central America
ⓘ
South America ⓘ |
| nestPlacement |
ground
ⓘ
low vegetation ⓘ |
| notableBehavior |
ground foraging
ⓘ
leaf-litter probing ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage |
cryptic coloration
ⓘ
generally brown ⓘ |
| primaryLocomotion | terrestrial walking ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | biparental care ⓘ |
| suborder | Tyranni ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
forest understory
ⓘ
subtropical forests ⓘ tropical forests ⓘ |
| vocalizationType |
simple songs
ⓘ
whistles ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.