The spot-breasted antvireo (Dysithamnus stictothorax) is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to Brazil.[2][1]
| Spot-breasted antvireo | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Dysithamnus |
| Species: | D. stictothorax
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| Binomial name | |
| Dysithamnus stictothorax (Temminck, 1823)
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Taxonomy and systematics
editThe spot-breasted antvireo was described by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1823 and given the binomial name Myothera strictothorax (an error for stictothorax)).[3][4] The specific epithet is from the Ancient Greek stiktos "spotted" and thōrax or thōrakos "breastplate".[5] It is now placed in the genus Dysithamnus which was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1847.[6]
Description
editThe spot-breasted antvireo is about 12 cm (4.7 in) long. Adult males have a dark gray forehead and crown, blackish ear coverts, and white spots on the sides of their head. Their upperparts are grayish olive with a hidden white patch between the scapulars. Their wings are blackish with wide chestnut-rufous edges on the flight feathers and white tips on the coverts. Their tail is rufous-olive with narrow white tips on the feathers. Their throat and upper breast are white and the rest of their underparts mostly yellowish. Their breast has large dark spots and the sides of their underparts have a grayish cast. Adult females have a chestnut crown. Their upperparts and wings are more olive and less gray than the male's and they lack the white interscapular patch. Their underparts have fewer spots than do males'.[7][8]
Distribution and habitat
editThe spot-breasted antvireo is found in coastal southeastern Brazil from southeastern Bahia south to Santa Catarina and somewhat inland in Minas Gerais.[7] Though some sources include northeastern Argentina's Misiones Province in its range[7][9], the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society has no records from there[10].
The spot-breasted antvireo inhabits the understorey to mid-storey of evergreen forest in the lowland and lower montane regions. It favors the forest's edges, such as along roads and around natural clearings. In elevation it ranges from sea level to 1,250 m (4,100 ft).[7][8]
Behavior
editMovement
editThe spot-breasted antvireo is thought to be a year-round resident throughout its range.[7]
Feeding
editThe spot-breasted antvireo feeds mostly on insects; its diet also includes other arthropods and occasionally Rapanea mistletoe berries. It usually forages singly or in pairs, and often joins mixed-species feeding flocks. It typically feeds from near the ground to about 10 m (33 ft) above it. It feeds actively and acrobatically, generally by gleaning while perched from live foliage, vines, stems, thin branches, and clusters of dead leaves. It often stretches or hangs from the perch to catch prey and about as often makes short sallies to hover-glean. It sometimes makes short jumps to catch prey.[7]
Breeding
editOne active spot-breasted antvireo nest has been photographed. It was found in November and contained a nestling.[11] It was a small cup hanging from a fork in a branch about 15 m (50 ft) above the ground.[7]
Vocalization
editThe spot-breasted antvireo's song is a "rather hurried series of some 20 mellow, slightly staccato, rising and falling notes, the last 3-5 accelerated".[8] Its calls include a "short, upslurred 'chirr', [a] nasal 'qwark', and a series of three notes with first two on same pitch".[7]
Status
editThe IUCN has assessed the spot-breated antvireo as Near Threatened. It has a small range and its population size is not known and is believed to be decreasing. "Current key threats are urbanisation, industrialisation, agricultural expansion, colonisation and associated road-building."[1] It is considered fairly common in most of its range, occurs in some protected areas, and "survives well in selectively logged forest". However, "the region which it inhabits has suffered severe habitat loss ...and this and other species that are confined to it require monitoring".[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c BirdLife International (2016). "Spot-breasted Antvireo Dysithamnus stictothorax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22701375A93826918. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22701375A93826918.en. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2024). "Antbirds". IOC World Bird List. v 14.1. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Temminck, Coenraad Jacob (1838) [1823]. Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon (in French). Vol. 2. Paris: F.G. Levrault. Plate 179, Figs. 1 & 2. The 5 volumes were originally issued in 102 parts, 1820-1839
- ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1951). Check-list of Birds of the World. Vol. 7. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 182.
- ^ Jobling, J.A. (2018). del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). "Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ Cabanis, Jean (1847). "Ornithologische notizen". Archiv für Naturgeschichte (in German). 13: 186–256 [223].
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Zimmer, K. and M.L. Isler (2020). Spot-breasted Antvireo (Dysithamnus stictothorax), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.spbant5.01 retrieved March 12, 2024
- ^ a b c van Perlo, Ber (2009). A Field Guide to the Birds of Brazil. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 238–239. ISBN 978-0-19-530155-7.
- ^ Clements, J. F., P.C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ retrieved October 28, 2023
- ^ Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, G. Del-Rio, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 4 March 2024. Species Lists of Birds for South American Countries and Territories. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCCountryLists.htm retrieved March 5, 2024
- ^ Viana, R.E. (2007). [WA103711, Dysithamnus stictothorax (Temminck, 1823)]. Wiki Aves - A Enciclopédia das Aves do Brasil. Disponível em: <http://www.wikiaves.com/103711> retrieved March 12, 2024.