Rio de Janeiro antbird [SEP] parent taxon
Rio de Janeiro antbird
The Rio de Janeiro antbird ("Cercomacra brasiliana") is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is endemic to Brazil.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savanna.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Panama that became an isolated island during the flooding caused by the creation of the Panama Canal. Numerous species of antbird formerly resident in the area were extirpated, in no small part due to increased levels of nest predation on the island. While the species lost from Barro Colorado are not globally threatened, they illustrate the vulnerability of species in fragmented habitats and help explain the declines of some species. The majority of threatened species have very small natural ranges. Some are also extremely poorly known; for example the Rio de Janeiro antwren