Rusty-backed antwren

Rusty-backed antwren
	male in Mato Grosso
	female at Dourado, São Paulo state, Brazil
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Thamnophilidae
Genus:	Formicivora
Species:	F. rufa
Binomial name
	Formicivora rufa; (Wied, 1831)

The rusty-backed antwren (Formicivora rufa) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Suriname. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Formicivora rufa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

External links

Rusty-backed antwren videos on the Internet Bird Collection
Photo-Medium Res; Article ib.usp.br—"Thamnophilidae"
Formicivora rufa in the Flickr: Field Guide Birds of the World

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[1] BirdLife International (2012). "Formicivora rufa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.