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Short-tailed Antthrush

Chamaeza campanisona
(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
Tovaca Común
Tovaca-campainha

Family: Formicariidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Description: Brownish-red back, short whitish postocular stripe, short cinnamon-colored tail with black subapical band and ochraceous tip, white throat, ventral side whitish with ochraceous on the chest and strong brown streaking. Beak and long legs are pinkish.

Geographic Distribution: Misiones and northeast of Corrientes.

Habitat: Forests, in the lower and middle strata.

Behavior: Ground-dwelling, running, resembles a Thrush, more often heard than seen.

Diet: Arthropods and invertebrates.

Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Last published photographs

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Photography ID: 107959
  Adult

Tapiraí
São Paulo
Brazil
07/24/2015
João Sérgio Barros



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Guillermo Marcaida12/04/2015ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Salto EncantadoIndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
37255706/12/2015ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo Ramón1Daniela Espinosa
37746004/12/2015ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Salto EncantadoElsa Longo
37553104/12/2015ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Salto EncantadoGuillermo Marcaida
33461925/09/2015ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge Surucuá3Alec Earnshaw
33456523/09/2015ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáAlec Earnshaw
33453623/09/2015ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional Iguazú1Alec Earnshaw
33028207/09/2015BrazilSão PauloTrilha dos Tucanos, TapiraíMarcelo Gavensky
31098124/07/2015BrazilSão PauloParque do Zizo, TapiraíJoão Sérgio Barros
30654316/07/2015ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaSebastián Dardanelli
30658415/07/2015ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaSebastián Dardanelli
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Bibliography related


Artículo De la Peña, M. R. 1999. Aves Argentinas, Lista y Distribución. 244 págs. LOLA. Buenos Aires.

Artículo Narosky, T. y D. Yzurieta. 2010. Aves de Argentina y Uruguay – Birds of Argentina & Uruguay: Guía de Identificación Edición Total – A Field Guide Total Edition. 16a ed. 427 págs. Vázquez Mazzini Editores. Buenos Aires. Argentina.

Artículo Narosky, T. Y M. Ruda Vega. 2009. Aves Argentinas, un vuelo por el mundo silvestre. 1a edición. Albatros. Buenos Aires.

Artículo Short, L. L. 1971. Aves nuevas o poco comunes de Corrientes. Rev. Mus. Cs. Nat. B. Rivadavia. Zool. TomoIX, Nº 11.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Short-tailed Antthrush (Chamaeza campanisona) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.