Rusty-backed antwren

Rusty-backed antwren
	Male in Mato Grosso
	Female at Dourado, São Paulo state, Brazil
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Thamnophilidae
Genus:	Formicivora
Species:	F. rufa
Binomial name
	Formicivora rufa; (Wied, 1831)

Last updated May 03, 2024

The rusty-backed antwren (Formicivora rufa) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Suriname.^[2]

Taxonomy and systematics

The rusty-backed antwren has three subspecies, the nominate F. rufa rufa, F. r. urubambae, and F. r. chapmani.^[2]

Description

The rusty-backed antwren is 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long and weighs 11.5 to 14 g (0.41 to 0.49 oz). The males of all three subspecies have a tawny rufous crown and upperparts. They have a white supercilium and the rest of the face and the throat are black. The middle of the breast is black with a white edge separating it from the cinnamon-buff flanks; the belly is white. The folded wings show lines of white dots. The tail feathers are black with chestnut fringes, white sides, and white tips. The nominate female has paler rufous upperparts than the male. The face, throat, and chest are streaked black and white and the rest of the underparts are cinnamon. The female of F. r. urubambae has much heavier streaking on the underparts than the nominate and its tail is blacker. The female of F. r. chapmani is intermediate between the other two subspecies but closer in appearance to urubambae.^[3]

Distribution and habitat

The nominate subspecies of rusty-backed antwren is found widely across south-central and eastern Brazil from the Atlantic Ocean west intro extreme southeastern Peru, much of eastern Bolivia, and central and northeastern Paraguay. F. r. urubambae is found discontinuously in Peru's departments of San Martín, Ucayali, and Cuzco. F. r. chapmani is found discontinuously in southern Suriname and a few east-central states of Brazil. It is believed to be resident in all parts of its range.^[2]^[3]

The rusty-backed antwren inhabits a variety of semi-open to open landscapes such as cerrado , campos with scattered trees, white sand forest, and scrublands. In elevation it ranges from sea level in the east to as high as 1,450 m (4,800 ft) in Peru and Bolivia.^[3]

Behavior

Feeding

The rusty-backed antwren's diet is known to include insects and thought also to include spiders. It is an active forager, hopping through the interior of bushes and small trees and making short sally flights to glean prey from foliage. It does not appear to follow army ant swarms.^[3]

Breeding

The rusty-backed antwren's breeding season in Brazil spans from September to May. One nest in São Paulo state was a deep cup made of grass stems in the fork of a twig in a small bush.^[3] In a study of 47 nests in the southeastern coastal zone, nesting was concentrated between October and early March. Both sexes contributed to nest building, incubation, and provisioning of nestlings. The clutch size was always two eggs. Incubation lasted an average of 16 days, and fledging occurred eight to 10 days after hatch. About two thirds of the broods were lost to predation. Pairs made up to four nesting attempts.^[4]

Songs and calls

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Vocalization

The rusty-backed antwren's song is "a long rattle of evenly pitched harsh or sharp notes, often increasing in intensity" that appears to vary geographically. Common calls are "an explosive or strident 'chip cheep' or 'tit-tweep'".^[3]

Status

The IUCN has assessed the rusty-backed antwren as being of Least Concern. It has a large range, and though its population size is not known, it is believed to be stable.^[1] It inhabits a variety of habitats and is found in several protected areas.^[3]

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References

1 2 BirdLife International (2017). "Rusty-backed Antwren Formicivora rufa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T22701611A110861220. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22701611A110861220.en . Retrieved 14 February 2022.
1 2 3 Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2022). "Antbirds". IOC World Bird List. v 12.1. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Zimmer, K. and M.L. Isler (2020). Rusty-backed Antwren (Formicivora rufa), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.rubant4.01 retrieved February 14, 2022
↑ Dutra, William B.; Diniz, Pedro; Daros, Hermes; Barcellos, Marcello; Araújo-Silva, Bruna; Duca, Charles (2021). "Breeding biology and nest survival of the Rusty-backed Antwren (Formicivora rufa)". The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 133 (2): 266–276. doi:10.1676/21-00003. S2CID 245539679.

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[IUCN-1] 1 2 BirdLife International (2017). "Rusty-backed Antwren Formicivora rufa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T22701611A110861220. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22701611A110861220.en . Retrieved 14 February 2022.

[IOC12.1-2] 1 2 3 Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2022). "Antbirds". IOC World Bird List. v 12.1. Retrieved January 15, 2022.

[RBAN-BOW-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Zimmer, K. and M.L. Isler (2020). Rusty-backed Antwren (Formicivora rufa), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.rubant4.01 retrieved February 14, 2022

[4] Dutra, William B.; Diniz, Pedro; Daros, Hermes; Barcellos, Marcello; Araújo-Silva, Bruna; Duca, Charles (2021). "Breeding biology and nest survival of the Rusty-backed Antwren (Formicivora rufa)". The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 133 (2): 266–276. doi:10.1676/21-00003. S2CID 245539679.

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