Pink-legged Graveteiro
Acrobatornis fonsecai Pacheco, Whitney & Gonzaga, 1996
Furnariidae — Ovenbirds
Pink-legged Graveteiro, Acrobatornis fonsecai, is a passerine of the Furnariidae family found in eastern Brazil, where it is tied to the Atlantic Forest and cocoa plantations. It is the only species in its genus. The bird is marked by bright pink legs and feet, which make it easy to pick out. Adults are mainly black and grey, while young birds are browner. It was described in 1996 by Pacheco, Whitney and Gonzaga. Its breeding range is in south-eastern Brazil.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Furnariidae — Ovenbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: e Brazil
