Rio Branco Antbird

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

The Rio Branco Antbird is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

possible relationships of the Rio Branco Antbird to other species in the genus. Received 15 Aug. 1996, accepted 20 Feb. 1996. = As currently recognized, the genus Cercomacra consists of 12 species (Sibley and Monroe 1993, Bierregaard et al. 1997, Graves 1997) of me- dium-sized antbirds. The genus is poorly known, as evidenced by the discovery of two new species of Cercomacra and the elevation of another subspecies to species in the last decade (Fitzpatrick and Willard 1990, Bierregaard et al 1997, Graves 1997). More

The Rio Branco Antbird (Cercomacra carbonaria) is a bird species in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Brazil and Guyana. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss. It was formerly classified as a Vulnerable species by the IUCN. But new research has shown it to be not as rare as it was believed. Consequently, it is downlisted to Near Threatened status in 2008. More

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Rio Branco antbird on a branch, flapping wings Rio Branco antbird on a branch, flapping wingsPrint factsheet Facts - Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Passeriformes Family Thamnophilidae Genus Cercomacra (1) Status - More

Rio Branco Antbird The Rio Branco Antbird (Cercomacra carbonaria) is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Brazil and Guyana. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss. See more at Wikipedia.org... More