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antbird
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Noun1.antbird - any of various dull-colored South American birds that feeding on ants some following army ant swarmsantbird - any of various dull-colored South American birds that feeding on ants some following army ant swarms
tyrannid - a passerine bird of the suborder Tyranni
ant thrush - a kind of antbird
ant shrike - antbirds superficially resembling shrikes


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Seddon, who has just been awarded a L'Oreal-UNESCO Women in Science award for her work, and her colleague Dr Joseph Tobias carried out their study by tracking 17 pairs of antbirds in the Peruvian rainforest.
Meanwhile, the hungry antbirds wait low on the periphery to ambush and kill any insects trying to escape the mandibles of the vicious invaders.
For example, consider the warbling antbirds in the Amazon (Hypocnemis cantator).
 
 
 
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