Willis's Antbird

Cercomacroides laeta (Todd, 1920)

Thamnophilidae — Antbirds

Willis's Antbird, Cercomacroides laeta, is a passerine antbird of the family Thamnophilidae that breeds in north-central, south-eastern and eastern Brazil, with its range also extending into southern Guyana. It was first described by Todd in 1920. The species is split into three subspecies with separate ranges. It lives in the understorey at forest edges and in mature secondary growth, often close to water, and the eastern form also uses dense openings inside forest.

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae — Antbirds
Breeding range: South America: nc, se Amazonia and e Brazil