Zimmer's Antbird
Encyclopedia
The Zimmer's Antbird also known as the Northern Chestnut-tailed Antbird, is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in the Amazon Rainforest
in northeastern Peru
and far eastern Ecuador
. In the past it was treated as a subspecies
of the Chestnut-tailed Antbird
, which it closely resembles in plumage
.
Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon Rainforest , also known in English as Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle, is a moist broadleaf forest that covers most of the Amazon Basin of South America...
in northeastern Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
and far eastern Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
. In the past it was treated as a subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
of the Chestnut-tailed Antbird
Chestnut-tailed Antbird
The Chestnut-tailed Antbird , also known as the Southern Chestnut-tailed Antbird, is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in the Amazon Rainforest in far southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, northern Bolivia, and western and central Brazil...
, which it closely resembles in plumage
Plumage
Plumage refers both to the layer of feathers that cover a bird and the pattern, colour, and arrangement of those feathers. The pattern and colours of plumage vary between species and subspecies and can also vary between different age classes, sexes, and season. Within species there can also be a...
.