Cryptic Antthrush (Chamaeza meruloides)
About the Cryptic Antthrush
The cryptic antthrush (Chamaeza meruloides), also known as Such's antthrush, is a species of bird in the family Formicariidae. It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil. Although the cryptic antthrush was first described almost 200 years ago, it was long overlooked (hence, cryptic) due to confusion with the rufous-tailed antthrush (C. ruficauda) and short-tailed antthrush (C. campanisona), which are found in the same region. Its identity as a separate species was recognized in 1992. When Nicholas Aylward Vigors described this species in 1825, he based it on two specimens collected by George Such, and this is the reason for the species' other common name, Such's antthrush. The cryptic antthrush is monotypic.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 91 recordings for this species: 72 CC BY-NC-SA · 19 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Brazil in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Barred AntthrushChamaeza mollissimarecording
- Short-tailed AntthrushChamaeza campanisonarecording
- Striated AntthrushChamaeza nobilisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.