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 VU    Bananal Antbird* Id (Atlas):
    Cercomacra ferdinandi

Description (10)
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Family
Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)

Size
16 cm

First Described (Guide)
Snethlage, 1928

Habitat
Riparian thickets and forest undergrowth near water (frequently in seasonally flooded areas and oxbow lakes).

Range (Guide)
Brazil (B).

Bananal I and right bank of R Javaés, in Tocantins, central Brazil.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction due to the construction of hydroelectric plants is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Feeds individually, in pairs, or in small family groups.

Food
Invertebrates.

Voice
A rapid and variable mammal-like chattery churring.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (29)...)

 
Bananal Antbird (Cercomacra ferdinandi) [XC364798]
     by Caio Brito from Couto de Magalh\u00e3es, Tocantins, Brazil (song)

 
Bananal Antbird (Cercomacra ferdinandi) [XC440968]
     by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Bradesco, Formoso do Araguaia, Tocantins, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Appears to form a species group with Mato Grosso Antbird (Cercomacra melanaria), Rio Branco Antbird (Cercomacra carbonaria) and Jet Antbird (Cercomacra nigricans) on basis of plumage, vocalizations and ecology, with Manu Antbird (Cercomacra manu) probably sister to the group.

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Bananal Antbird (Cercomacra ferdinandi) - 10 files


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