Rusty-backed Antwren
A species of Black-bellied Antwrens Scientific name : Formicivora rufa Genus : Black-bellied Antwrens
Rusty-backed Antwren, A species of Black-bellied Antwrens
Botanical name: Formicivora rufa
Genus: Black-bellied Antwrens
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Photo By Don Roberson 
Description
The rusty-backed antwren (Formicivora rufa) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Suriname. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and heavily degraded former forest. 
Size
13 cm
Nest Placement
Shrub
Feeding Habits
Rusty-backed Antwren consume various insects, including hemipterans and coleopterans, and likely spiders. They forage mostly close to the ground in shrubs and small trees, employing short hops and fluttery flights interspersed with pauses to locate prey. Rusty-backed Antwren exhibit unique side-to-side hitches and tail cocking while hunting, perch-gleaning, or making short sallies to obtain food, sometimes joining mixed-species flocks.
Habitat
The rusty-backed Antwren typically inhabits the undergrowth within diverse ecosystems such as cerrado brushland, campos scattered with trees, shrubs, white-sand forests, wet grasslands, and secondary scrublands. This species favors more open habitats compared to where it coexists with similar species within broader regions of tropical South America.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Photo By Don Roberson 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Antbirds Genus
Black-bellied Antwrens Species
Rusty-backed Antwren 
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