Black-hooded Antwren - BirdForum Opus

Male
Photo by Rafael Fortes
Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 2010

Formicivora erythronotos

Identification

11.5 cm
Male

• Slaty-black
• Rufous-chestnut back
• Three narrow whitish wing-bars in the black wings
• White flanks
• Slender black bill
  

Female - similar to male but olive-brown rather than black, becoming more buffy on underparts.

Distribution

Female
Photo by Arthur Grosset
Perequê, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 2002

South America
Locally in lowlands of south-eastern Brazil (eastern São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro).

Status

Rediscovered in 1987 after more than 100 years without records. Although it seems to tolerate secondary habitat the bird is quite threatened because of its small ocurrence area. It is one of the top birds for those who visit South-east Brazil.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Moist shrubland and plantations, swamps and mangrove forest.

Behaviour

Usually seen in pairs when foraging on or near the ground.

Vocalisation

Song: 3 second series of low-pitched tchóup calls.
Call: high-pitched tcheek and soft churrs.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. BirdLife International
3. Arthur Grosset

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-hooded Antwren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-hooded_Antwren

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