Silvered Antbird

This is a skulking terrestrial bird of wet shaded areas, such as in undergrowth or under overhanging vegetation near streams, lagoons or swamps. It is usually found in pairs, foraging on the ground for small insects and other arthropods taken from leaf litter or the water’s surface.

The Silvered Antbird is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Silvered Antbird, Sclateria naevia, is a passerine bird in the antbird family, the only member of the genus Sclateria. It is a resident breeder in tropical South America from Colombia and Trinidad south to Peru, Bolivia and central Brazil. This is a skulking terrestrial bird of wet shaded areas, such as in undergrowth or under overhanging vegetation near streams, lagoons or swamps. More

Silvered AntbirdBirds in Suriname = - Silvered Antbird Alapi petit-beffroi, Papa-formigas-do-igarap More

The Silvered Antbird is typically 15 cm long, and weighs 20 g. The adult male of the nominate northern form S. n. naevia has dark grey upperparts and dusky wings with two rows of white spots. The underparts are white, extensively and broadly streaked with grey. The female has dark brown upperparts, with buff wing spots and extensively grey-streaked underparts. See more at Wikipedia.org... More

Silvered Antbird (Sclateria naevia)Silvered Antbird (Sclateria naevia)This is a female with pale cinnamon spots on the wings and the argentata subspecies seen i... More