Ant birds are generally small birds with rounded wings and strong legs. Most have heavy bills, which in many species are hooked at the tip. They have mostly sombre grey, white, brown and rufous plumage. As of April 2008, 38 species are considered by the IUCN to be near threatened or worse and therefore at risk of extinction.
Antbirds are not targeted by either hunters or the pet traders. Ant birds follow army ants as they march through the forest, but they don't usually eat them. The birds perch on trees as the army ants pass by, then they pounce on the other small animals and insects that come to feed on the ants.
8 comments:
at: April 25, 2011 at 4:12 AM said...
You are simply amazing with all the facts on everything you share here, I really never heard of the many animals you have been sharing.
at: April 25, 2011 at 4:24 AM said...
cute little birds, never heard of any birds following the army of ants and feeding on their prey. thanks for sharing such a wonder about this wonderful world.
at: April 25, 2011 at 6:17 AM said...
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at: April 25, 2011 at 9:29 AM said...
Greattt...I never looked at birds carefully but your blog made me very interested in the birds. Thanks, I guess i was missing one of the best creativity of the nature.
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at: April 26, 2011 at 3:02 AM said...
pretty clever these birds are! :)
at: April 26, 2011 at 7:32 AM said...
Thanks :)
at: April 28, 2011 at 4:54 AM said...
Wow I wonder why they follow the ants if they do not want to eat them? that is really interesting!
at: April 28, 2011 at 7:58 AM said...
yes really amazing and strange too:)
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