Mato Grosso Antbird (Cercomacra melanaria)

Family
Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)

Size
16 cm

First Described (Guide)
(M�n�tries, 1835)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry and moist lowland forest, moist savanna. From sea-level - 800 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay.

Central and eastern Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz), extreme northern Paraguay (Alto Paraguay) and south-central Brazil (southern Mato Grosso, western Mato Grosso do Sul).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (20)...)

Mato Grosso Antbird (Cercomacra melanaria) [XC247458]
by Sebastian K. Herzog from Miranda, MS. Ref\u00fagio da Ilha, Brazil (song)

Mato Grosso Antbird (Cercomacra melanaria) [XC707630]
by Fernando Igor de Godoy from Aquidauana, Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (call)

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

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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