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Rio de Janeiro antbird
Cercomacra brasiliana
The Rio de Janeiro antbird (Cercomacra brasiliana) is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to Brazil.
The Rio de Janeiro antbird is 13 to 14 cm (5.1 to 5.5 in) long. Adult males are mostly gray, with darker upperparts and paler underparts. They have a white patch between their scapulars, a hidden white patch under the scapulars, and white tips on their wing coverts. Their tail is blackish gray with narrow white tips on the feathers. Their wings have a brown tinge. Females have olive-brown upperparts with a whitish area around their eye, a minimal white interscapular patch, and a grayer rump. Their wings are darker than their back. Their tail is pale olivaceous brown. Their throat and underparts are bright ochraceous tawny.
Aliases
Cercomacra brasiliana