White-breasted antbird
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Rhegmatorhina hoffmannsi

The white-breasted antbird (Rhegmatorhina hoffmannsi ) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is endemic to Brazil.

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Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

This species is a specialist ant-follower that relies on swarms of army ants to flush insects and other arthropods out of the leaf litter.

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White-breasted antbird
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References

1. White-breasted antbird Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-breasted_antbird
2. White-breasted antbird on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22701901/93853749
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/427899

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