Scalloped Antbird (Myrmoderus ruficauda)

Family
Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)

Size
14.50 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Wied, 1831)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry and moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 600 m, occasionally up to 950 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil (B).

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

Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 2,499 (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
Habitat destruction and fragmentation through logging and clearance for sugarcane and pasturelands is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A high-pitched and strident trill, slightly accelerating and falling in pitch. Also a harsh 'chz�p' call.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (62)...)

Scalloped Antbird (Myrmoderus ruficauda) [XC518695]
by Dante Buzzetti from Esta\u00e7\u00e3o Ecol\u00f3gica de Murici, Murici, Alagoas, Brazil (call)

Scalloped Antbird (Myrmoderus ruficauda) [XC605690]
by Richard C. Hoyer from Esta\u00e7\u00e3o Ecol\u00f3gica de Murici, Murici, Alagoas, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Genus appears not to represent a monophyletic grouping, but traditional arrangement maintained pending further phylogenetic study. Close relationship with Ferruginous-backed Antbird (Myrmoderus ferrugineus), White-bibbed Antbird (Myrmoderus loricatus) and Squamate Antbird (Myrmoderus squamosus) suggested by similarities in plumage, vocalizations and nest architecture.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

soror (Pinto, 1940) - Coastal north-eastern Brazil (Para��ba south to Alagoas).
ruficauda (Wied, 1831) - Eastern Brazil in south-eastern Bahia, extreme eastern Minas Gerais and Esp��rito Santo.

References
See References.

Files:

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