Red-crowned Ant-tanager Habia rubica

Red-crowned Ant-tanager Habia rubica

Brazilian name: tiê-do-mato-grosso

Brazil

The Red-crowned Ant-tanager is distributed from Mexico through Central America to the Amazon Basin with a disjunct population in eastern Brazil and adjacent areas of Paraguay and Argentina.

It is found in lower strata of humid forest and forest edges where it is usually seen in pairs or small family groups. It often associates with antbirds but is rarely seen at ant swarms at least in South America.

The male, seen here in photos 1 and 2, is a brownish red with brighter red below around the throat. It has a scarlet crown patch which can be just seen in photo 1.

Female Red-crowned Ant-tanager, Folha Seca, Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil, December 2006 - click for larger image

The female, seen in photos 3 and 4, is olive-brown above and paler below. It also has a crown patch which is tawny-yellow and is often not visible.

The male has a thrush-like song but the harsh scolding call is more often heard. There are recordings and a distribution map on xeno-canto and additional information on Avibase.

Female Red-crowned Ant-tanager, Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2008 - click for larger image

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