460:
42:
33:
91:
213:
66:
505:
of Brazil and
Bolivia. "Only part of Pantanal is formally protected, but nature of seasonal flooding cycles in region provides some natural buffer to human disturbance. A number of proposed hydro-electric schemes, if instituted, could pose significant threat to the general ecosystem of the Brazilian
449:
The Mato Grosso antbird's breeding season has not been fully defined but includes
October and November. Its nest is a cup made of fine fibers and dried leaves held to a branch with spider web up to about 4.5 m (15 ft) above the ground. The clutch size is two eggs. The incubation period is
366:
and tail feathers have white tips and their flight feathers have white inner edges. Females have an olive-grey head and upperparts with a white interscapular patch. Their wings and tail are dark gray; their wing coverts and tail feathers have white tips. Their underparts are pale olive-gray that is
432:
The Mato Grosso antbird's diet has not been detailed but is known to be insects and spiders. Individuals, pairs, and family groups usually forage from the ground up to about 3 m (10 ft) above it, though occasionally as high as 8 m (25 ft). They hop and flutter-fly among vine
500:
has assessed the Mato Grosso antbird as being of Least
Concern. It has a large range; its population size is not known and is believed to be decreasing. No immediate threats have been identified. It is considered locally common, especially in the
407:, and seasonally flooded savanna woodlands, in most cases near water. Within them it heavily favors areas whose understorey is dense with tangles of vines. In addition, part of the central Bolivian population occurs in dry
358:
The Mato Grosso antbird is 16 to 16.5 cm (6.3 to 6.5 in) long and weighs 18.5 to 19.5 g (0.65 to 0.69 oz). Adult males are almost entirely black, with white edges on their outer
719:
Tello, J.G., Raposo, M.A., Bates, J.M., Bravo, G.A., Cadena, C.D. and
Maldonado-Coelho, M. (2014). Reassessment of the systematics of the widespread Neotropical genus
747:), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA.
917:
488:
The male Mato Grosso antbird's song is a "ery low, very dry, froglike 'krokreéeh-tjow' " that is often answered by the female's "high, strident 'chip-chip- -' ".
956:
1036:
667:. Field Museum Natural History Publication 223. Zoological Series. Volume 13. Vol. Part 3: Pteroptochidae, Conopophagidae, Formicariidae. p. 224.
891:
930:
777:
642:
450:
about 14 days and fledging occurs 8 to 11 days after hatch. Both parents build the nest, incubate the eggs, and provision the nestlings.
616:"Monographie de la famille des Myiotherinae où sont décrites les espèces qui ornent le Musée de L'Académie Impériale des Sciences"
41:
1056:
388:
1051:
935:
433:
tangles and other dense vegetation and usually take prey by gleaning and lunging from a perch. They sometimes briefly join
32:
434:
90:
961:
577:
611:
264:
202:
1046:
969:
833:
283:
974:
842:
795:
703:"Synopsis of the American Ant-birds (Formicariidae). Part II containing the Formicivorinae or Ant-wrens"
384:
376:
185:
550:
658:
1041:
260:
55:
396:
327:
85:
922:
995:
948:
865:
773:
664:
Catalogue of Birds of the
Americas and the Adjacent Islands in Field Museum of Natural History
638:
318:
A 2014 study confirmed what had been earlier suggested, that the Mato Grosso antbird and the
1000:
581:
545:
404:
275:
847:
982:
678:
380:
319:
212:
527:
698:
400:
304:
236:
1013:
473:
424:
The Mato Grosso antbird is believed to be a year-round resident throughout its range.
1030:
943:
536:
391:
in
Bolivia south into extreme northern Paraguay and east into south-central Brazil's
268:
75:
70:
687:. Vol. 7. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 217.
682:
615:
662:
585:
459:
870:
857:
904:
827:
702:
392:
335:
291:
818:
1008:
408:
362:, a white patch between them, and a hidden white patch under them. Their wing
312:
299:
162:
359:
308:
142:
102:
287:
987:
812:
748:
502:
438:
248:
122:
896:
240:
152:
909:
743:
Zimmer, K., M.L. Isler, and E. de Juana (2020). Mato Grosso
Antbird (
363:
244:
112:
883:
789:
411:
forest. In elevation it is found up to 800 m (2,600 ft).
878:
343:
295:
379:. One population is found in the central Bolivian departments of
620:
Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des
Sciences de St.-PĂ©tersbourg
497:
437:
that pass through their territory. They are not known to follow
232:
132:
793:
723:(Aves: Thamnophilidae). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 170(3): 546–565.
772:. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 252–253.
367:
whiter on their throat and the center of their breast.
802:
551:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22701692A130215657.en
453:
707:Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
474:Listen to the Mato Grosso antbird on xeno-canto
303:that was introduced by the English zoologist
8:
635:The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names
763:
761:
759:
757:
622:. Series 6 (in French). 3 Part 2: 443–543 .
790:
739:
737:
735:
733:
731:
729:
211:
64:
40:
31:
22:
637:. London: Christopher Helm. p. 246.
572:
570:
568:
549:
239:, the "typical antbirds". It is found in
515:
749:https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.magant1.01
521:
519:
235:in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family
7:
770:A Field Guide to the Birds of Brazil
387:. Another is found from far eastern
294:. This antbird is now placed in the
1037:IUCN Red List least concern species
537:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
14:
684:Check-List of Birds of the World
458:
263:in 1835 by the French zoologist
89:
526:BirdLife International (2018).
399:states. It primarily inhabits
375:The Mato Grosso antbird has a
1:
435:mixed-species feeding flocks
259:The Mato Grosso antbird was
1073:
633:Jobling, James A. (2010).
290:in the Brazilian state of
544:: e.T22701692A130215657.
282:meaning "blackness". The
210:
191:
184:
86:Scientific classification
84:
62:
53:
49:Male above, female below
48:
39:
30:
25:
371:Distribution and habitat
307:in 1858. The species is
255:Taxonomy and systematics
1057:Birds described in 1835
768:van Perlo, Ber (2009).
751:retrieved July 16, 2024
584:, eds. (January 2024).
699:Sclater, Philip Lutley
1052:Birds of the Pantanal
659:Hellmayr, Carl Eduard
528:"Mato Grosso Antbird
389:Santa Cruz Department
377:disjunct distribution
272:Formicivora melanaria
1014:Cercomacra-melanaria
834:Cercomacra melanaria
804:Cercomacra melanaria
745:Cercomacra melanaria
709:. Part 26: 232–254 .
530:Cercomacra melanaria
228:Cercomacra melanaria
195:Cercomacra melanaria
26:Mato Grosso antbird
590:IOC World Bird List
223:Mato Grosso antbird
56:Conservation status
612:Ménétriés, Édouard
580:; Donsker, David;
397:Mato Grosso do Sul
342:) antbirds form a
261:formally described
231:) is a species of
1024:
1023:
996:Open Tree of Life
796:Taxon identifiers
779:978-0-19-530155-7
679:Peters, James Lee
644:978-1-4081-2501-4
582:Rasmussen, Pamela
480:
479:
265:Édouard Ménétries
219:
218:
177:C. melanaria
79:
1064:
1047:Birds of Bolivia
1017:
1016:
1004:
1003:
991:
990:
978:
977:
965:
964:
952:
951:
939:
938:
926:
925:
913:
912:
900:
899:
887:
886:
874:
873:
861:
860:
851:
850:
838:
837:
836:
823:
822:
821:
791:
784:
783:
765:
752:
741:
724:
717:
711:
710:
695:
689:
688:
675:
669:
668:
655:
649:
648:
630:
624:
623:
608:
602:
601:
599:
597:
574:
563:
562:
560:
558:
553:
523:
462:
454:
405:deciduous forest
315:are recognized.
276:specific epithet
215:
197:
94:
93:
73:
68:
67:
44:
35:
23:
1072:
1071:
1067:
1066:
1065:
1063:
1062:
1061:
1027:
1026:
1025:
1020:
1012:
1007:
999:
994:
986:
983:Observation.org
981:
973:
968:
960:
955:
947:
942:
934:
929:
921:
916:
908:
903:
895:
890:
882:
877:
869:
864:
856:
854:
846:
841:
832:
831:
826:
817:
816:
811:
798:
788:
787:
780:
767:
766:
755:
742:
727:
718:
714:
697:
696:
692:
677:
676:
672:
657:
656:
652:
645:
632:
631:
627:
610:
609:
605:
595:
593:
576:
575:
566:
556:
554:
525:
524:
517:
512:
494:
486:
481:
476:
471:
470:
468:Songs and calls
447:
430:
422:
417:
373:
356:
286:is the town of
257:
206:
199:
193:
180:
88:
80:
69:
65:
58:
17:
16:Species of bird
12:
11:
5:
1070:
1068:
1060:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1029:
1028:
1022:
1021:
1019:
1018:
1005:
992:
979:
966:
953:
940:
927:
914:
901:
888:
875:
862:
852:
839:
824:
808:
806:
800:
799:
794:
786:
785:
778:
753:
725:
712:
690:
681:, ed. (1951).
670:
650:
643:
625:
603:
564:
514:
513:
511:
508:
493:
490:
485:
482:
478:
477:
472:
466:
464:
452:
446:
443:
429:
426:
421:
418:
416:
413:
401:gallery forest
372:
369:
355:
352:
305:Philip Sclater
278:is from Latin
256:
253:
237:Thamnophilidae
217:
216:
208:
207:
200:
189:
188:
182:
181:
174:
172:
168:
167:
160:
156:
155:
153:Thamnophilidae
150:
146:
145:
140:
136:
135:
130:
126:
125:
120:
116:
115:
110:
106:
105:
100:
96:
95:
82:
81:
63:
60:
59:
54:
51:
50:
46:
45:
37:
36:
28:
27:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1069:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1034:
1032:
1015:
1010:
1006:
1002:
997:
993:
989:
984:
980:
976:
971:
967:
963:
958:
954:
950:
945:
941:
937:
932:
928:
924:
919:
915:
911:
906:
902:
898:
893:
889:
885:
880:
876:
872:
867:
863:
859:
853:
849:
844:
840:
835:
829:
825:
820:
814:
810:
809:
807:
805:
801:
797:
792:
781:
775:
771:
764:
762:
760:
758:
754:
750:
746:
740:
738:
736:
734:
732:
730:
726:
722:
716:
713:
708:
704:
700:
694:
691:
686:
685:
680:
674:
671:
666:
665:
660:
654:
651:
646:
640:
636:
629:
626:
621:
617:
613:
607:
604:
591:
587:
583:
579:
573:
571:
569:
565:
552:
547:
543:
539:
538:
533:
531:
522:
520:
516:
509:
507:
504:
499:
491:
489:
483:
475:
469:
465:
463:
461:
456:
455:
451:
444:
442:
440:
436:
427:
425:
419:
414:
412:
410:
406:
402:
398:
394:
390:
386:
382:
378:
370:
368:
365:
361:
353:
351:
349:
346:within genus
345:
341:
337:
333:
332:C. carbonaria
329:
325:
324:C. ferdinandi
321:
316:
314:
310:
306:
302:
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
284:type locality
281:
277:
273:
270:
269:binomial name
266:
262:
254:
252:
250:
246:
242:
238:
234:
230:
229:
224:
214:
209:
204:
198:
196:
190:
187:
186:Binomial name
183:
179:
178:
173:
170:
169:
166:
165:
161:
158:
157:
154:
151:
148:
147:
144:
143:Passeriformes
141:
138:
137:
134:
131:
128:
127:
124:
121:
118:
117:
114:
111:
108:
107:
104:
101:
98:
97:
92:
87:
83:
77:
72:
71:Least Concern
61:
57:
52:
47:
43:
38:
34:
29:
24:
21:
19:
803:
769:
744:
720:
715:
706:
693:
683:
673:
663:
653:
634:
628:
619:
606:
594:. Retrieved
589:
555:. Retrieved
541:
535:
529:
495:
487:
484:Vocalization
467:
457:
448:
431:
423:
374:
357:
347:
340:C. nigricans
339:
331:
323:
317:
298:
279:
271:
258:
227:
226:
222:
220:
194:
192:
176:
175:
163:
20:
18:
970:Neotropical
905:iNaturalist
828:Wikispecies
578:Gill, Frank
506:Pantanal."
403:, tropical
393:Mato Grosso
354:Description
292:Mato Grosso
1042:Cercomacra
1031:Categories
1009:Xeno-canto
721:Cercomacra
586:"Antbirds"
510:References
385:Cochabamba
348:Cercomacra
328:Rio Branco
313:subspecies
300:Cercomacra
267:under the
164:Cercomacra
596:4 January
439:army ants
360:scapulars
309:monotypic
203:Ménétriés
171:Species:
109:Kingdom:
103:Eukaryota
949:22701692
923:10859048
848:22701692
843:BirdLife
819:Q1261323
813:Wikidata
701:(1858).
661:(1924).
614:(1835).
592:. v 14.1
503:Pantanal
445:Breeding
420:Movement
415:Behavior
249:Paraguay
149:Family:
123:Chordata
119:Phylum:
113:Animalia
99:Domain:
76:IUCN 3.1
975:magant1
897:2490139
884:magant1
858:magant1
557:16 July
428:Feeding
364:coverts
334:), and
320:bananal
280:melania
241:Bolivia
205:, 1835)
159:Genus:
139:Order:
129:Class:
74: (
1001:743733
962:183185
936:559113
776:
641:
492:Status
288:Cuiabá
274:. The
247:, and
245:Brazil
988:74397
918:IRMNG
910:15737
879:eBird
855:BOW:
409:Chaco
344:clade
311:: No
296:genus
957:NCBI
944:IUCN
931:ITIS
892:GBIF
871:SSVD
774:ISBN
639:ISBN
598:2024
559:2024
542:2018
498:IUCN
496:The
395:and
383:and
381:Beni
233:bird
221:The
133:Aves
866:CoL
546:doi
336:jet
326:),
1033::
1011::
998::
985::
972::
959::
946::
933::
920::
907::
894::
881::
868::
845::
830::
815::
756:^
728:^
705:.
618:.
588:.
567:^
540:.
534:.
518:^
441:.
350:.
251:.
243:,
782:.
647:.
600:.
561:.
548::
532:"
338:(
330:(
322:(
225:(
201:(
78:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
