Family Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)
Vulnerable
Pink-legged Graveteiro (Acrobatornis fonsecai)
Taxonomy
French: Synallaxe à pattes roses German: Plantagenschlüpfer Spanish: Graveteiro
Taxonomy:
Acrobatornis fonsecai
Pacheco et al.
, 1996,Serra das Lontras, c. 550 m, above Itatingui, 15°11’ S, 39°23’ W, municipality of Arataca, Bahia, Brazil
.Distribution:
SE Bahia and extreme NE Minas Gerais, E Brazil.
Descriptive notes
13–14 cm; 14–15 g. Distinctive furnariid, the only one with plumage entirely grey and black and legs bright pink. Has broad grey supercilium becoming very narrow... read more
Voice
Song 4–8 seconds long, 2–4 irregularly spaced sharp notes followed by series of... read more
Habitat
Found only in thinned forest dominated by Leguminosae (Erythrina verna, Senna... read more
Food and feeding
Recorded dietary items include Coleoptera (including families Curculionidae, Staphylinidae), Lepidoptera larvae and adults, ants and winged... read more
Breeding
Season probably in austral spring, especially Sept–Oct; nestlings in Oct. Nest helping recorded; young seen to assist in nest... read more
Movements
Resident.
Status and conservation
VULNERABLE. First discovered as recently as 1994. Known from many sites but all in only one very small area (2300 km2). Total population estimated at 2500–10,000 mature... read more
Fairly recently described species and genus#R. The only furnariid with juvenile plumage radically different from adult. Monotypic.