Striated Antthrush (Chamaeza nobilis)

Identification & Behavior: ~22 cm (8 in). The Striated Antthrush has brown upperparts. It has a pale post-ocular stripe and tawny lores. The throat is whitish with the rest of the underparts broadly scalloped. It is the distinguished from other Chamaeza Antthrush by the scalloped pattern on the underparts and by being largely restricted to the Amazonian lowlands. See, Short-tailed Antthrush.

Status: The Striated Antthrush is rare in lowland Amazonia where it favors Terra Firme Forest. Short-tailed Antthrush and Barred Antthrush range at a higher elevation along the east slope of the Andes. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Bo.

Name in Spanish: Rasconzuelo Estriado.

Sub-species: Striated Antthrush (Chamaeza nobilis rubida), J. T. Zimmer 1932. N of Amazon River in SE Colombia, E Ecuador, and NE Peru; presumably also in immediately adjacent W Brazil.
(C. n. nobilis) Gould 1855. S of Amazon River from E Peru (S from Huallaga Valley) and S to extreme NW Bolivia.

Meaning of Name: Chamaeza: Gr. Khamazë= on the ground, one that lives on the ground. nobilis: L. admirable, famous, renowned, noble, high-born.

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