Ash-breasted Antbird (Myrmoborus lugubris)
About the Ash-breasted Antbird
The ash-breasted antbird (Myrmoborus lugubris) is an insectivorous bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The ash-breasted antbird was described by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1847 and given the binomial name Myrmonax lugubris. Its current genus Myrmoborus was introduced in 1860. The ash-breasted antbird has these four subspecies: M. l. berlepschi (Hellmayr, 1910) M. l. stictopterus Todd, 1927 M. l. femininus (Hellmayr, 1910) M. l. lugubris (Cabanis, 1847).
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 43 recordings for this species: 17 CC BY-NC-SA · 4 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Black-faced AntbirdMyrmoborus myotherinusrecording
- White-browed AntbirdMyrmoborus leucophrysrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.