11 cm. A small compact Formicivora whose jizz resembles more that of a Myrmotherula antwren. Male head, breast, belly, tail and wings black. Flanks white. Back strikingly rufous-chestnut. Wings with white bars, the wing coverts fringed white. <NFemale is like the male, but is brownish-olive where the male is black. Chest and belly pale buff.
Song is a punctuated stacatto "tektektektektektek". Calls, "tju tju", a "reeee reeee" and a shorter "jep jep jep". The identity of cut 1, a high stacatto ti ti ti ti ti...... as to belonging to this species is uncertain.
Forages up to 2 meters from the ground in dense bush. Not difficult to see and quite confiding. Where found, relatively numerous in pairs and groups, but not in mixed flocks.
In underbrush of humid open secondary woodland and in dense scrubby areas and hedges. Seems to accept also overgrown scrubby fields, roadside scrub and gallery scrub adjacent to wet meadows etc. At the rediscovery site Eucalyptus trees over humid secondary forest with dense understory on swampy ground and standing water. Part of the area has a narrow fringe of mangroves ^65 . This species has been downgraded from "critical" to "vulnerable" , as it is known now from seven sites ^103 . However ongoing habitat loss will likely result in a declining total population.
Very local in the<8E>Angra dos Reis<8E>area and Ba<CE>a da Ilha Grande Cunhambebe, Pereque of Estado Rio de Janeiro at sea level. Was also seen north of Angra dos Reis and close to the coastal Route 101 northwest of Angra dos Reis in restinga scrub Forrester, in litt. Endangered by development.
This striking species was rediscovered near Angra dos Reis, Estado Rio de Janeiro in 1987 after being lost for 135 years ^64 . Although put in the genus/Formicivora it has a jizz different from that of typical /Formicivora antwrens and seems to have characteristics common to /Formicivora and to /Myrmotherula . For more information see ^176
8890 Call, Pereque, Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, 10<10>99, scrub, 27<91>C. Sunny.: 7721 Song. Pereque, near Angra dos Reis, 10<10>16<10>99. Sunny, 30<91>C. Open scrub. With /Zonotrichia capensis, Trogon viridis, Cacicus haemorrhous, Capsiempis flaveolus, Pyriglena leucoptera .: 8368 Calls. Pereque, near Angra dos Reis, 10<10>16<10>99. Sunny, 30<91>C. Scrub with trees. With /Turdus rufiventris .: 15375 Double syllable calls. 10<10>16<10>99, Pereque, near Angra dos Reis. Sunny, 30<91>C. Open woodland with dense undergrowth. With /Pyriglena leucoptera, Turdus rufiventris, Phacellodomus erythropthalmus .: 9880 Song. Pereque, near Angra dos Reis, 10<10>17<10>99. Sunny, 30<91>C. Open scrub, secondary forest. With /Hylophilus thoracicus, Turdus rufiventris .:
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Structured account sections
Description
11 cm. A small compact Formicivora whose jizz resembles more that of a Myrmotherula antwren. Male head, breast, belly, tail and wings black. Flanks white. Back strikingly rufous-chestnut. Wings with white bars, the wing coverts fringed white. <NFemale is like the male, but is brownish-olive where the male is black. Chest and belly pale buff.
Voice
Song is a punctuated stacatto "tektektektektektek". Calls, "tju tju", a "reeee reeee" and a shorter "jep jep jep". The identity of cut 1, a high stacatto ti ti ti ti ti...... as to belonging to this species is uncertain.
Behavior
Forages up to 2 meters from the ground in dense bush. Not difficult to see and quite confiding. Where found, relatively numerous in pairs and groups, but not in mixed flocks.
Habitat and status
In underbrush of humid open secondary woodland and in dense scrubby areas and hedges. Seems to accept also overgrown scrubby fields, roadside scrub and gallery scrub adjacent to wet meadows etc. At the rediscovery site Eucalyptus trees over humid secondary forest with dense understory on swampy ground and standing water. Part of the area has a narrow fringe of mangroves ^65 . This species has been downgraded from "critical" to "vulnerable" , as it is known now from seven sites ^103 . However ongoing habitat loss will likely result in a declining total population.
Distribution
Very local in the<8E>Angra dos Reis<8E>area and Ba<CE>a da Ilha Grande Cunhambebe, Pereque of Estado Rio de Janeiro at sea level. Was also seen north of Angra dos Reis and close to the coastal Route 101 northwest of Angra dos Reis in restinga scrub Forrester, in litt. Endangered by development.
Additional notes
This striking species was rediscovered near Angra dos Reis, Estado Rio de Janeiro in 1987 after being lost for 135 years ^64 . Although put in the genus/Formicivora it has a jizz different from that of typical /Formicivora antwrens and seems to have characteristics common to /Formicivora and to /Myrmotherula . For more information see ^176
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Release history
This work was published as three separate releases: the Disc 3 release first, the Disc 2 release later, and the Disc 1 release in 2011. Differences between them are historical release differences and are never merged.
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The account in the Disc 1 (2011) revision
In the 2011 Disc 1 revision, part of this account was truncated at exactly 512 bytes (a 2011 mastering defect). The earlier releases preserve the complete text.
Truncated sections in the 2011 revision: habitat_status. The complete earlier text is shown beneath each truncated section.
Description Disc 1 (2011)
11 cm. A small compact Formicivora whose jizz resembles more that of a Myrmotherula antwren. Male head, breast, belly, tail and wings black. Flanks white. Back strikingly rufous-chestnut. Wings with white bars, the wing coverts fringed white. <nFemale is like the male, but is brownish-olive where the male is black. Chest and belly pale buff.
Voice Disc 1 (2011)
Song is a punctuated stacatto "tektektektektektek". Calls, "tju tju", a "reeee reeee" and a shorter "jep jep jep". The identity of cut 1, a high stacatto ti ti ti ti ti...... as to belonging to this species is uncertain.
Behavior Disc 1 (2011)
Forages up to 2 meters from the ground in dense bush. Not difficult to see and quite confiding. Where found, relatively numerous in pairs and groups, but not in mixed flocks.
Habitat and status Disc 1 (2011)
In underbrush of humid open secondary woodland and in dense scrubby areas and hedges. Seems to accept also overgrown scrubby fields, roadside scrub and gallery scrub adjacent to wet meadows etc. At the rediscovery site Eucalyptus trees over humid secondary forest with dense understory on swampy ground and standing water. Part of the area has a narrow fringe of mangroves ^65 . This species has been downgraded from "critical" to "vulnerable" , as it is known now from seven sites ^103 . However ongoing habit
Disc 1 (2011) text ends here — truncated at exactly 512 bytes in the 2011 mastering (historical defect, kept as recovered).
Complete earlier text — Disc 3 release (earliest) (59 bytes lost in 2011)
In underbrush of humid open secondary woodland and in dense scrubby areas and hedges. Seems to accept also overgrown scrubby fields, roadside scrub and gallery scrub adjacent to wet meadows etc. At the rediscovery site Eucalyptus trees over humid secondary forest with dense understory on swampy ground and standing water. Part of the area has a narrow fringe of mangroves ^65 . This species has been downgraded from "critical" to "vulnerable" , as it is known now from seven sites ^103 . However ongoing habitat loss will likely result in a declining total population.
Shown for comparison from the Disc 3 release (earliest); it does not repair or replace the Disc 1 (2011) historical text above.
Distribution Disc 1 (2011)
Very local in the<8E>Angra dos Reis<8E>area and Ba<CE>a da Ilha Grande Cunhambebe, Pereque of Estado Rio de Janeiro at sea level. Was also seen north of Angra dos Reis and close to the coastal Route 101 northwest of Angra dos Reis in restinga scrub Forrester, in litt. Endangered by development.
Taxonomy notes Disc 1 (2011)
This striking species was rediscovered near Angra dos Reis, Estado Rio de Janeiro in 1987 after being lost for 135 years ^64 . Although put in the genus/Formicivora it has a jizz different from that of typical /Formicivora antwrens and seems to have characteristics common to /Formicivora and to /Myrmotherula . For more information see ^176
Historical taxonomy
WORLD
formicivora erythronotos
Black-hooded Antwren
Thamnophilidae
Antbirds,Antwrens
CLEMENTS
formicivora erythronotos
Black-hooded Antwren
Thamnophilidae
Antbirds,Antwrens
AOU_HM
formicivora erythronotos
Black-hooded Antwren
Thamnophilidae
Antbirds,Antwrens
Recordings
8890.wav
8890 Call, Pereque, Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, 10<10>99, scrub, 27<91>C. Sunny.
15375 Double syllable calls. 10<10>16<10>99, Pereque, near Angra dos Reis. Sunny, 30<91>C. Open woodland with dense undergrowth. With /Pyriglena leucoptera, Turdus rufiventris, Phacellodomus erythropthalmus .
9880 Song. Pereque, near Angra dos Reis, 10<10>17<10>99. Sunny, 30<91>C. Open scrub, secondary forest. With /Hylophilus thoracicus, Turdus rufiventris .
