Ground-antbirds (Formicariidae)

Rufous-tailed Antthrush (Chamaeza ruficauda) - HBW 8, p. 706

French: Tétéma à queue rousse German: Südliche Rostschwanz-Ameisendrossel Spanish: Tovacá Colirrufo
Other common names: Brazilian Antthrush

Taxonomy: Chamæzosa ruficauda Cabanis and Heine, 1859, no locality = Rio de Janeiro, south-east Brazil.
Was long confused with C. meruloides, but has recently been found to have different song. Formerly treated as conspecific with C. turdina, but exhibits vocal and plumage differences and is widely separated geographically. Monotypic.

Distribution: SE Brazil from E Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo S to N Rio Grande do Sul, and NE Argentina (Misiones).