Rusty-backed antwren

The rusty-backed antwren (Formicivora rufa) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Suriname. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and heavily degraded former forest.

Rusty-backed antwren
male in Mato Grosso
female at Dourado, São Paulo state, Brazil

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Formicivora
Species:
F. rufa
Binomial name
Formicivora rufa
(Wied, 1831)

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Formicivora rufa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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