Habitat: This Antbird species favors dense undergrowth of second-growth woodland edges and shrubby clearings habitats in the lowlands. Distribution: This species has been reported from Guatemala and Belize to northern Colombia. Natural History Notes: The Bare-crowned Antbird is usually found in pairs, and as its common name says it well, this species feeds on ant and is an army ant follower. The song of this bird consists of 8 notes sounding like "chew-chew-chew-chew-cheep-cheep-cheep-cheep". The song is usually accompanied by vibrations of the tail. Conservation status according to IUCN 2008 Red list: Least Concern (LC). Characteristics: This species has a total length of 6 inches (measured from tip of bill to end of tail). This bird has an interesting facial pattern. The male has the entire plumage black, excepted for the bare skin on the crown and around the eyes that is of a bright blue coloration. We can also distinguish white spots on the wing-coverts and the white tip on the tail. The female has an olive-brown plumage on the above with some beige spots on the wing-coverts. The female does not have as much blue bare skin as the male, and covers only the eye area and not the crown. The part below is rufous red.