Rufous-tailed Antthrush

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Rufous-tailed Antthrush
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Formicariidae
Genus: Chamaeza
Species: C. ruficauda
Binomial name
Chamaeza ruficauda
(Cabanis & Heine, 1859)

The Rufous-tailed Antthrush or Brazilian Antthrush (Chamaeza ruficauda) is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family. It is endemic to Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil and far northeastern Argentina (only Misiones Province). The Cryptic Antthrush and Short-tailed Antthrush are present in the same region, but these are mainly found at lower altitudes than the Rufous-tailed Antthrush.

References

  • Willis, E. O. (1992). Three Chamaeza Antthrushes in eastern Brazil (Formicariidae). Condor 94:110-116


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