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ant bird

/ˈænt bɜːrd/

Tradução: Nome comum dado a diversas aves, especialmente as da família Formicariidae, que se alimentam principalmente de formigas e outros insetos e vivem em florestas tropicais da América Central e do Sul.

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  • ptNome comum dado a diversas aves, especialmente as da família Formicariidae, que se alimentam principalmente de formigas e outros insetos e vivem em florestas tropicais da América Central e do Sul.

A common name for various bird species, especially in the family Formicariidae, that primarily feed on ants and other insects, often found in tropical forests of Central and South America.

  1. A bird that follows antsC1formal

    Any of various birds that feed on insects disturbed by army ants, often found in tropical forests.

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    • The ant bird followed the swarm of army ants across the forest floor.
    • Ornithologists observed ant birds catching insects flushed out by the ants.
    • In the Amazon, ant birds are a common sight near ant columns.