Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)
Willis's Antbird (Cercomacra laeta) - HBW 8, p. 629
French: Grisin de Willis
German: Amazonasameisenfänger
Spanish: Hormiguero de Willis
Taxonomy: Cercomacra tyrannina laeta Todd, 1920, Benevides, Pará, Brazil.
Probably closest to C. tyrannina and until recently treated as conspecific. Together with C. nigrescens, C. parkeri and C. serva they are considered to form a species group, on basis of plumage and vocal characters, and pending completion of major genetic study. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- waimiri Bierregaard et al., 1997 - NC Amazonian Brazil (E Roraima, NE Amazonas, NW Pará) and extreme S Guyana.
- laeta Todd, 1920 - SE Amazonian Brazil (E Pará, W Maranhão).
- sabinoi Pinto, 1939 - coastal NE Brazil in Pernambuco and Alagoas.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female becoming excited and exposing the white patch on its back. Locality Jaqueira (Frei Caneca Reserve), Pernambuco State, Brazil (ssp sabinoi)
Josep del Hoyo 11 October 2008 4 years ago 30 sec 4 -
A female bird calling. Locality Murici Reserve, Alagoas State, Brazil (ssp sabinoi)
Yoel Jimenez 28 November 2006 3 years ago 18 sec 3.4 -
A pair in dense bushes, singing together. Locality Jaqueira (Frei Caneca Reserve), Pernambuco State, Brazil (ssp sabinoi)
Josep del Hoyo 11 October 2008 4 years ago 58 sec 3.3 -
A male moving in bushes. Locality Jaqueira (Frei Caneca Reserve), Pernambuco State, Brazil (ssp sabinoi)
Josep del Hoyo 11 October 2008 4 years ago 24 sec 3 -
Male calling from a branche. Locality Bahia State, Brazil (ssp C.l.sabinoi)
Yoel Jimenez 23 November 2006 3 years ago 19 sec 2.6
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Adult Male
Locality Lagoa dos Gatos, Pernambuco State, Brazil
Stephen John Jones 3 May 2010 2 years ago 3.5 -
A female on a vertical stem.
Locality Jaqueira (Frei Caneca Reserve), Pernambuco State, Brazil (ssp sabinoi)
Josep del Hoyo 11 October 2008 4 years ago 2.7 -
A male on a cane.
Locality Jaqueira (Frei Caneca Reserve), Pernambuco State, Brazil (ssp sabinoi)
Josep del Hoyo 11 October 2008 4 years ago 1.5
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Contact calls by a pair. Locality Jaqueira (Frei Caneca Reserve), Pernambuco State, Brazil
(ssp sabinoi)
Ciro Albano 9 November 2009 3 years ago 4 -
A bird singing.
Locality Jaqueira (Frei Caneca Reserve), Pernambuco State, Brazil
(ssp sabinoi)
Josep del Hoyo 11 October 2008 4 years ago 4 -
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Bird singing in Amazon Forest (Gunma Ecological Reserve). Locality Gunma Ecological Reserve, Santa Bárbara do Pará, Pará State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 12 November 2005 44 weeks ago 3
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