Silvered Antbird
Sclateria naevia (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
Thamnophilidae — Antbirds
Silvered Antbird, Sclateria naevia, is a passerine of the antbird family that breeds in Amazonia in South America. It occurs in Trinidad and across mainland South America, though not in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay or Uruguay. It is the only member of Sclateria. The species was first described in 1788 by Gmelin. Its range includes tropical evergreen forest, especially várzea and igapó, as well as streamside, swamp and other wet forest areas. It is also found in mangroves in Trinidad and Suriname, and in Mauritia flexuosa palm swamps in Ecuador and Peru.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thamnophilidae — Antbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: Amazonia
