Rufous-tailed Antthrush (Chamaeza ruficauda)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-tailed Antthrush, Brazilian Antthrush

Family
Formicariidae (Ground-antbirds)

Size
19 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Cabanis & Heine, 1859)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 600 - 2,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina (B), Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela.

South-eastern Brazil from eastern Minas Gerais and Esp��rito Santo south to northern Rio Grande do Sul, and north-eastern Argentina (Misiones).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

Rufous-tailed Antthrush (Chamaeza ruficauda) [XC614761]
by id from Pedra Redonda,S\u00e3o Francisco Xavier,S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 dos Campos,S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (song)

Rufous-tailed Antthrush (Chamaeza ruficauda) [XC249254]
by Eric DeFonso from Pico da Caled\u00f4nia, Nova Friburgo, RJ, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Was long confused with Cryptic Antthrush (Chamaeza meruloides), but has recently been found to have different song. Formerly treated as conspecific with Schwartz's Antthrush (Chamaeza turdina), but exhibits vocal and plumage differences and is widely separated geographically.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous-tailed Antthrush (Chamaeza ruficauda) - 10 files

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