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Bare-crowned antbird
Species of bird
The bare-crowned antbird (Gymnocichla nudiceps) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae in the monotypic genus Gymnocichla.
The bare crowned antbird is an uncommon species living in the lower Evergreen Forest from Belize to northern Colombia. Its scientific name is Gymnocichla nudiceps and it is a part of the Thamnophilidae family. According to ebird it is considered to be a scarce and shy type of antbird.[2] The typical adult male bird is black with an electric featherless blue skin color over its head and eyes and black feathers covering the rest of its body. The Antbird has white spots along its wings. While the female ant birds are fully reddish-brown, having a small bright blue patch of their skin covering their eyes similar to the males. The Bare-crowned antbird is found among Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Additionally, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests are its natural habitat, and they are often found in swampy, poorly drained areas. According to birds of the world, the bare-crowned antbird is sulky, so the best way to spot this bird would be to listen to one of its songs, usually down-slurred chirping whistles.[3]
The genus Gymnocichla was erected by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1858.[4]