An ophthalmic anthill [1] ( lat. Phaenostictus mcleannani ) is a species of passerine birds from the family of striped ants ( Thamnophilidae ), distinguished in the monotypic genus of ocular ants ( Phaenostictus ). This bird is common in Colombia , Costa Rica , Ecuador , Honduras , Nicaragua and Panama. [2] Body length - 19.5 cm [3] . When the birds are calm, they emit a quick squeaky sound of “pii-pii-pii-pii-piiipii-i-i-i-i-ir-ir”, usually reducing the last sounds [3] , when the birds are disturbed they emit a sharp “wirrr” and loud "chip-ip-ip" [4] .
| Ocellated Ant |
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| Scientific classification |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Suborder : | Screaming passerines |
| Infrastructure : | Tyrannides |
| Gender: | Ocellated Ants ( Phaenostictus Cabanis & Heine , 1859 ) |
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| International scientific name |
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Phaenostictus mcleannani ( Lawrence , 1860 ) |
| Subspecies |
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- Phaenostictus mcleannani saturatus (Richmond, 1896)
- Phaenostictus mcleannani mcleannani (Lawrence, 1860)
- Phaenostictus mcleannani pacificus Hellmayr, 1924
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| Security status |
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Least ConcernedIUCN 3.1 Least Concern : 22701971 |
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Previously, 4 subspecies were isolated in the form, but due to the revision of the subspecies of the ophthalmic ants in P. m. chocoanus (from the east of Panama and north-west of Colombia ) no differences from the nominative subspecies ( P. m. mcleannani ) were found - P. m. chocoanus became synonymous with P. m. mcleannani [5] . There are 3 subspecies in the form:
- Phaenostictus mcleannani saturatus - east of Honduras south to Costa Rica and the West of Panama [5] ;
- Phaenostictus mcleannani mcleannani - eastern and central part of Panama and northwest of Colombia [5] ;
- Phaenostictus mcleannani pacificus is southwestern Colombia and northwestern Ecuador [5] .
