| Slender Antbird | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Rhopornis Richmond, 1902 |
| Species: | R. ardesiacus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhopornis ardesiacus (Wied, 1831) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Rhopornis ardesiaca (Wied, 1831) (lapsus) |
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The Slender Antbird (Rhopornis ardesiacus) is an endangered species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Rhopornis.[1] It is endemic to dry forest at altitudes of 100–1,000 metres (330–3,300 ft) in Bahia and Minas Gerais in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss. This relatively long-tailed antbird is about 19 centimetres (7.5 in) in length. Both sexes are grey with black-and-white markings on the wings and red eyes. The male has a black throat, while the female has a white throat and a brown crown.