Santa Marta Antbird
Drymophila hellmayri Todd, 1915
Thamnophilidae — Antbirds
Santa Marta Antbird, Drymophila hellmayri, is a bird of the Santa Marta Mountains in Colombia, where it breeds in the foothills of the northern Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. It is a member of the antbird family and was described by Todd in 1915. The species is confined to evergreen and secondary forest, especially thick undergrowth and bamboo stands, usually between 500 and 1,500 m. It is a resident throughout its range. Males and females share the same pattern, though the colours differ, and the species is monotypic.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thamnophilidae — Antbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: Santa Marta Mts. (Colombia)
