Bananal Antbird (Cercomacra ferdinandi)
Male Bananal Antbird, Caseara, Tocantins, Brazil, January 2002 - click for larger image Caseara, Tocantins, Brazil
January 2002

The Bananal Antbird is a Brazilian endemic and is found only on or near the Ilha do Bananal on the rio Araguaia, the largest fluvial island in the world.
Male Bananal Antbird, Caseara, Tocantins, Brazil, January 2002 - click for larger image The male is black with a white dorsal patch, white wing-bars formed by white scallop-shaped spots and white tips to the tail feathers.

It is always near water and is usually found in pairs in gallery woodland or riverside thickets.
Male Bananal Antbird, Caseara, Tocantins, Brazil, January 2002 - click for larger image I don't know of any illustrations of this species.
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