The Birds that Stalk Ants

Out in the rainforest of Central and South America there is a family of birds that makes a living by following ants and eating the bugs they disturb. They're the Antbirds and they're pretty neat. In this episode we take a look at what these guys are all about.

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Notes:

• Antbirds: https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/thamno3/cur/introduction#genusThamnophilus
• Bicoloured Antbird: https://ebird.org/species/bicant2?siteLanguage=en_AU
• Ocellated Antbird: https://ebird.org/species/oceant1
• Parasites: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3450647