Pink-legged Graveteiro

The Pink-legged Graveteiro’s most distinctive feature is, as the name suggests, its bright-pink legs and feet . The plumage, as an adult, is mainly black and gray . As juveniles they are commonly more brown in color . Its size is comparable to that of a warbler, and is thought to be stout for a bird its size . A more specific measurement of the bird is about 14 cm as an adult . One way to tell you have found a Pink-legged Graveteiro is by its unique song. The song is usually high-pitched and begins with sparse notes, then it accelerates, and finally finishes with a long trill .

The Pink-legged Graveteiro is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Pink-legged Graveteiro (Acrobatornis fonsecai) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family that is endemic to Brazil (Pacheco 1996). More specifically the Atlantic Forest located in the southeast part of Brazil, thriving in the cocoa plantations (Pacheco 1996). As of 2000 the Pink-legged Graveteiro is listed as a vulnerable species (Birdlife International 2004). The estimated population of the Pink-legged Graveteiro is between 2,500 and 9,999 individuals left in the wild (Birdlife International 2007). More

way to tell you have found a Pink-legged Graveteiro is by its unique song. The song is usually high-pitched and begins with sparse notes, then it accelerates, and finally finishes with a long trill (Birdlife International 2007). Diet and feeding The scientific name of the species, Acrobatornis fonsecai is a reference to its acrobatic habits. It tends to hang upside-down under the canopies of trees while slinking along searching for its next meal (Pacheco 1996). More

Pink-legged Graveteiro (Acrobatornis fonsecai) = French: Synallaxe à pattes roses German: Plantagenschlüpfer Spanish: Graveteiro Taxonomy: Acrobatornis fonsecai Pacheco et al., 1996, Serra das Lontras, c. 550 m, above Itatingui, 15°11’ S, 39°23’ W, Municipality of Arataca, Bahia, Brazil. No obvious close relatives. More

Pink-legged Graveteiro (Acrobatornis fonsecai) by Richard C. Hoyer. Ibirataia, Bahia, Brazil, 22-10-2005 XC5440 Pink-legged Graveteiro (Acrobatornis fonsecai) by Richard C. Hoyer from Brazil XC5440 :: Pink-legged Graveteiro (Acrobatornis fonsecai) = Recording data Recordist Richard C. More

The discovery of the pink-legged graveteiro (Acrobatornis fonsecai), whose genus is also new to science, was announced in the current issue of The Wilson Bulletin, an ornithological journal, by Mr. Whitney and his Brazilian colleagues. The bird's Portuguese name is ''acrobata,'' referring to its habit of foraging for winged termites and other small insects while swinging upside-down from the foliage of 140-foot-tall trees, or creeping along the underside of canopy branches heavily laden with bromeliads, lianas, orchids and mosses. More

Pink-legged Graveteiro (Acrobatornis fonsecai) * Vulnerable Get the latest Flash Player to see this video. More material of this species * 4.2A general view...Brazil, Jan 2004 Bret Whitney * 4A bird collect...Brazil, Jan 2004 Bret Whitney * 4one birdBrazil, Oct 2009 Ciro Albano * 3.4Bird perchedBrazil, Nov 2008 Arthur Grosset * 3A bird on a br... More

Pink-legged Graveteiro; Certhiaxis mustelina Red-and-white Spinetail; Certhiaxis cinnamomea ... http://www.koreabird.or.kr/source/booksource/wilson-108-3.txt Authors Pacheco JF. Whitney BM. Gonzaga LP. Title NEW GENUS ...: Abstract We here describe Acrobatornis fonsecai, a new genus and species in the Furnariidae, from the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Bahia, Brazil. ... http://www.ornitaxa.com/SM/New/NewOvenbirds.htm Ovenbirds and Allies: Pink-legged Graveteiro Acrobatornis fonsecai e Brazil: se Bahia state, roughly between Itabuna and Camacan insert after: Certhiaxis mustelina José Fernando ... More

The Pink-legged Graveteiro (Acrobatornis fonsecai) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is the only member of the genus Acrobatornis. Habitat - Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Behaviour - External Links - Image:Icon_camera_link.png Search for photos of Pink-legged Graveteiro in the BirdForum Gallery Retrieved from "http://www.birdforum. More

More info on Pink-legged Graveteiro can be found at the Sergio Luiz's website written by Ana Lucia Azevedo (in Brasileiro). Pink-legged Graveteiro Acrobatornis fonsecai e Brazil: se Bahia state, roughly between Itabuna and Camacan insert after: Certhiaxis mustelina Jos More

natural forest that the pink-legged graveteiro evolved in "is extremely close to being wiped out," says Bret Whitney, an American ornithologist who has studied the species. Without cacao, he adds, the bird "would be extinct." Most of the world's cacao is still grown on small farms and many of America's large chocolate companies have come to understand that with cacao production, small can definitely be beautiful. More

Pink-legged Graveteiro ( Acrobatornis fonsecai) Endemic Vulnerable 5-6 birds birds seen at their huge stick nests high in th canopy 03&04/11 at Serra Bonita RPPN. Caatinga Cacholote (Pseudoseisura cristata) Endemic In open country near Boa Nova 28/10. Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner (Philydor rufum) In the humid forest a Boa Nova 28/10 and at Mata de Balbina 30/10. White-collared Foliage-gleaner ( Anabazeops fuscus) Endemic In the humid forest at Boa Nova 28/10. More

Pink-legged Graveteiro Acrobatornis fonsecai (both discovered in the 1990s), as well as two completely new species still awaiting formal description. This project has been developed in partnership with the local NGO, IESB (Instituto de Estudos Socio-Ambientais do Sul da Bahia), who have been working in the region to increase organic cacao production and numbers of officially protected areas. More