Stresemann's bristlefront


The Stresemann's bristlefront is a critically endangered species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is endemic to Brazil.

Description

This is a medium-sized, long-tailed bird with distinctive forehead bristles. It measures. The male is all slaty-plumbeous with dark rufous-chestnut rump, uppertail-coverts and vent. The namesake features are long, pointed bristles on the forehead. The female is cinnamon-brown above, with a duskier tail, and bright cinnamon-rufous below.

Distribution and habitat

The birds' natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss, and the Mata do Passarinho Reserve is the last known area to house Stresemann's bristlefront, with fewer than fifteen known individuals. The Atlantic forest reserve is in the states of Minas Gerais and Bahia and contains primary forest as well as secondary forest, and is an island of forest surrounded by farmland.