Black-cheeked Ant-tanager (Habia atrimaxillaris)

Family
Cardinalidae (Cardinals)

Size
18 - 19 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Dwight & Griscom, 1924)

Habitat
Understorey of dense lowland forest, advanced secondary growth, streamside woodland, and occasionally selectively logged forest, palm trees and beach-front scrub.

Range (Guide)

Costa Rica (B) (NB).

Osa Peninsula and the Golfo Dulce in south-west Costa Rica.

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 EN
Loss of habitat due to logging is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
In pairs or small family groups. Often in the company of mixed-species flocks.

Food
Primarily insects and probably other arthropods. Also, melastome berries.

Voice
A scolding, paper-tearing noise. A harsh 'zurzurzurzurzur'. Grunts 'chak' grunts. A 'chek' or 'chuk' uttered in contact. Song is mellow, whistled with 6-11 phrases, often ending with a single 'chonk', uttered at dawn.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (34)...)

Black-cheeked Ant Tanager (Habia atrimaxillaris) [XC629424]
by Arllet Quir\u00f3s-Calvo from Bah\u00eda Drake, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica (call)

Black-cheeked Ant Tanager (Habia atrimaxillaris) [XC720619]
by Scott Olmstead from Barrigones, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica (call)

Subspecies
Molecular-genetic evidence indicates that this genus may form a monophyletic group with Piranga and Chlorothraupis, and that all three are more closely related to cardinals (Cardinalidae) than to true tanagers.

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Female Rosy Thrush-Tanager (Rhodinocichla rosea) which is more extensively reddish below and has a bicoloured eyebrow.

References
See References.

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JPG files for Black-cheeked Ant-tanager (Habia atrimaxillaris) - 10 files

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