Ant bird


any of numerous passerine of the family Formicariidae, of the New World tropics, many species of which follow swarms to feed on insects disturbed by the .
noun
any of various dull-coloured South American passerine birds of the family Formicariidae, such as Hylophylax naevioides (spotted ant bird), that typically feed on ants Also called bush shrike, ant thrush

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