Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae) - HBW 8

Plumbeous Antvireo (Dysithamnus plumbeus)

French: Batara plombé German: Südlicher Schwarzbrustwürgerling Spanish: Batarito Plomizo
Other common names: Plumbeous Antshrike

Taxonomy: Myiothera plumbea Wied, 1831, south-eastern Brazil.
Relationships of genus not clearly established; preliminary molecular evidence suggests affiliation with Thamnophilus, and morphological characteristics have connected it with Thamnomanes. Species was formerly treated as conspecific with geographically remote D. leucostictus, and incorrectly transferred to Thamnomanes. Monotypic.

Distribution: SE Brazil from S Bahia S to E Minas Gerais and extreme N Rio de Janeiro.