Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Black-hooded Antwren (Formicivora erythronotos), recorded as Endangered
Black-hooded Antwren (Formicivora erythronotos). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Black-hooded Antwren

Formicivora erythronotos

Black-hooded Antwren is a perching bird in the family Thamnophilidae (order Passeriformes) — Formicivora erythronotos, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Formicivora erythronotos
Taxonomy
Aves · Passeriformes · Thamnophilidae · Formicivora

Appearance

The center of their throat and breast are black, their flanks white, and their undertail coverts have white bars. Their wings and tail are blackish with white tips on the coverts. Adults have a slim black bill.

The black-hooded antwren is 11 cm (4.3 in) long.

Range and habitat

It was thought to occur somewhat inland near Nova Friburgo but records there are apparently erroneous. It is now found in several subpopulations along the coast of Baía da Ilha Grande in Rio de Janeiro state. There it typically inhabits areas in the early stages of succession such as young second growth and secondary forest.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet and breeding

The diet of the black-hooded antwren is not known in detail but includes insects, spiders, and small frogs. It typically forages singly, in pairs, or in family groups, and only seldom if ever as part of a mixed-species feeding flock.

It usually forages between the ground and about 3 m (10 ft) above it but occasionally feeds as high as 7 m (23 ft). It forages actively, taking most prey by gleaning from live leaves, vines, branches, and stems. The nest is a small cup made from rootlets and plant fibers with bryophytes on the outside, attached by its rim to a small branch near the ground.

In crisis

Black-hooded Antwren is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Black-hooded Antwren, Wikidata item Q1270973. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Black-hooded Antwren?
Black-hooded Antwren is a perching bird in the family Thamnophilidae (order Passeriformes) — Formicivora erythronotos.
What is the conservation status of Black-hooded Antwren?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Formicivora erythronotos. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Black-hooded Antwren live?
There it typically inhabits areas in the early stages of succession such as young second growth and secondary forest.
Why is Black-hooded Antwren in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Formicivora erythronotos?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Black-hooded Antwren a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.