Don't want to see ads? Sign up...




Species icon
Short-tailed Antthrush

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

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

 Request change
Filters


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

 See related literature




Loading map...




Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 249124
  Adult

Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
02/11/2018
Luis Cesar Tejo



 View all photographs of the species




 Add a photography of this species





Last Vocalizations published




 Add an audio of this species





Last Filmings published




 Add a film of this species





 Reports


 Detail of places sorted by number of records








Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
237771614/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesRuta 2 - Mirador Reserva Biosfera YabotiLuis Cesar Tejo
237757213/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesRuta 21 Reserva Biosfera YabotíLuis Cesar Tejo
170322708/11/2022ParaguayItapúaReserva San Rafael, Alto Vera1Luis Cesar Tejo
84317420/11/2018ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo Ramón2Luis Cesar Tejo
69786511/02/2018ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo Ramón2Luis Cesar Tejo
41699617/03/2016ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge Surucuá1Luis Cesar Tejo
39083311/01/2016ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo Ramón1Luis Cesar Tejo
39085410/01/2016ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo Ramón1Luis Cesar Tejo
Page 1

 Add a record of this species




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 06/04/2026.