White-bearded Antshrike

19 cm. Male has a black crown, throat and breast and shows a distinct pointed crest when perch-gleaning which is not depicted nor mentioned in the literature. White collar starting from under the bill extends to the back of the neck. Back chestnut olive. Wings and tail reddish-brown. Belly olive-brown. <NFemale has rufous-brown crown and white superciliary stripe. Collar is buff-whitish. Back olive-brown. Wings and tail chestnut-brown. Belly buff-olivaceous. Song is a series of soft and unhurried "piu piu piu piu piu...." notes reminiscent of a trogon. These notes are sometimes intermingled with a faster "pi..pi..pi..pi..pi.." repeated every 10 seconds or so. Can also be heard on ^113. Found in the lower, middle and high stratum of humid forest and bamboo thickets. Very difficult to see when singing. Can be observed when foraging in bamboo. In November a male observed foraging alone in the canopy of open forest interspersed with patches of bamboo at Fazenda Intervales caught a large Tettigoniid grasshopper and carried it away. Uncommon in humid forest with a preponderance of bamboo stands. This species currently qualifies as "vulnerable". Destruction of habitat, especially bamboo forest, certainly contributes to the rarity of this species ^103 . Mostly throughout. <8E>Serra dos Org<C4>os ^15 , Serra Mantiqueira, Fazenda Intervales, Jureia<8E>. To 1600 meters on<8E>Itatiaia. A secretive ant shrike of Southeast Brazil, associated with bamboo thickets Guadua with a typical song. For more information see ^172 11155 Song. Fazenda Intervales, 11<10>29<10>97. Sunny, 27<91>C. Secondary forest. With /Drymophila rubricollis, Turdus rufiventris, Carpornis cucullatus, Todirostrum plumbeiceps, Leptotila verreauxi, Cyclarhis gujanensis .: 9363 Faint song. 10<10>22<10>99, Serra da Mantiqueira, Tres Picos Trail. Clear, 25<91>C. Primary forest.: 7488 Song. Fazenda Intervales 10<10>25<10>00. Sunny, 25<91>C. Primary forest. With /Lipaugus lanioides, Platycichla flavipes, Ramphotrigon megacephala, Chiroxiphia caudata, Mackenziaena severa .: 11758 Song, Fazenda Intervales, 11<10>6<10>95, sunny, 25<91>C, low forest with bamboo. With /Carpornis cucullatus, Vireo olivaceus .: 5680 >. Male: 13378 >. Female: