Rio Branco Antbird (Cercomacra carbonaria)

Rio Branco Antbird (Cercomacra carbonaria)

Ilha São José, Roraima, Brazil
July 2001

The Rio Branco Antbird is classified as Vulnerable and is reported to have a declining population currently of about 4,500 individuals.

It is found on the Rio Branco upriver and downriver of Boa Vista, within about ½ a kilometre of the river or on river islands such as the Ilha São José, where these photos were taken.

Identification is helped by the fact that it is the only Cercomacra antbird to be found in this area. These photos are of a male. The female has a white throat streaked with grey and ochraceous underparts.

There is an illustration in Threatened Birds of the World, Page 369.

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