Rio Branco antbird
The Rio Branco antbird (Cercomacra carbonaria) is a bird species in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Brazil (Roraima) and Guyana.[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is severely threatened by habitat loss.[1]
| Rio Branco antbird | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Cercomacra |
| Species: | C. carbonaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Cercomacra carbonaria | |
The Rio Branco antbird was described by the English ornithologists Philip Sclater and Osbert Salvin in 1873 and given its current binomial name Cercomacra carbonaria.[2]
It was listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List in 2008.[3] In 2012, it was assessed as Critically Endangered by BirdLife International, which says the species likely to go extinct in twenty years if deforestation continues at its current pace.[4]
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Cercomacra carbonaria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Sclater, Philip L.; Salvin, Osbert (1873). Nomenclator Avium Neotropicalium (in Latin). London: Sumptibus Auctorum. pp. 73, 161.
- BirdLife International (2008). "What's new (2008)". Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
- Platt, John R. "100 Amazon Birds Are at Greater Risk of Extinction Due to Deforestation". Scientific American. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
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