The bananal antbird (Cercomacra ferdinandi) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is endemic to the wetlands of the central Araguaia river in Brazil, and has one of the smallest ranges of any Amazon bird.
Bananal antbird | |
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male at Canguçu Ecological Reserve, Pium, Tocantins state, Brazil | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thamnophilidae |
Genus: | Cercomacra |
Species: | C. ferdinandi
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Binomial name | |
Cercomacra ferdinandi Snethlage, 1928
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Habitat edit
Its natural habitat is the igapó flooded forest, where it hunts for insects and invertebrates in the understory. It is most abundant in the Cantão wetlands, which form the largest flooded forest of the southeastern Amazon.
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Cercomacra ferdinandi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22701677A172659058. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22701677A172659058.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.