Animalia Life
Cercomacra cinerascens
TAXONOMY
Cercomacra cinerascens P.L. Sclater, 1857.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
French: Grisin ardoisй; German: Aschkopf- Ameisenfдnger;
Spanish: Hormiguerito Gris.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
6 in (16 cm), with a long tail.
DISTRIBUTION
Northern South America, including southern Venezuela,
Guyana, eastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru,
northern Bolivia, and widely in Amazonian Brazil.
HABITAT
Below 2,300 ft (700 m) in the mid- and upper-canopy of humid
tropical forest and mature secondary forest, particularly in
terra-firme (or non-flooded) forest.
BEHAVIOR
Nonmigratory pairs defend a breeding territory. Sometimes associated
with mixed-species foraging flocks. Song is a rough series
of notes, sometimes echoed by the female.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Glean insects and other arthropods from foliage in dense vegetation
in mid- and upper-canopy habitats.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Monogamous pairs bond for life, typically lay two eggs, and
share incubation and care of nestlings and fledglings.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not threatened. Widespread and locally abundant.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
No direct significance, except for the indirect economic benefits
of bird-watching and ecotourism.
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