Narrow-billed antwren

The narrow-billed antwren (Formicivora iheringi) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is endemic to eastern Brazil where it occurs in Bahia and Minas Gerais states. Its natural habitat is deciduous and semi-deciduous forest between 250 and 1,050 metres above sea level. It is threatened by habitat loss. The narrow-billed antwren is sometimes put in the monotypic genus Neorhopias.

Narrow-billed antwren
male at Boa Nova, Bahia State, Brazil

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Formicivora
Species:
F. iheringi
Binomial name
Formicivora iheringi
Hellmayr, 1909
Synonyms

Neorhopias iheringi

Description

The narrow-billed antwren exhibits sexual dimorphism. The male is dark grey, with a black breast. It has 2 white wing bars and white tips on the outer tail feathers. The female, however, is olive breasted and with brown wings.[2] It has been noted that these birds also look very similar to the silvery-flanked antwren.

Behavior

The narrow-billed antwren is a tree living bird, and is found in pairs or small mixed flocks. It engages in gleaning behavior while foraging and sometimes uses its tail to scare insects into flight.

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References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Formicivora iheringi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Grosset, Aurthur. "Narrow-billed Antwren - Formicivora Iheringi." South American Birds. N.p., Dec. 2008. Web. 14 Apr. 2014.

Ridgely, Robert S., and Guy Tudor. "Formicivora." Field Guide to the Songbirds of South America: The Passerines. Austin, TX: U of Texas, 2009. 153. Print.
Pictures of these birds can be found in the Internet Bird Collection

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