White-bellied antbird
| White-bellied antbird | |
|---|---|
| Male near Morne La Croix, Trinidad | |
| Female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Myrmeciza G.R. Gray, 1841 |
| Species: | M. longipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmeciza longipes (Swainson, 1825) | |
The white-bellied antbird (Myrmeciza longipes), is a passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Panama, on Trinidad, and across northern South America. It is also called Swainson's antcatcher (usually in historical sources) after William Swainson, who first described it scientifically.