Manu Antbird

The Manu antbird (Cercomacra manu) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru. == Taxonomy and systematics == The type specimen of the Manu antbird was collected in 1980 and was identified as this new species. A specimen collected in the same general region in 1964 was retroactively determined to also be a Manu antbird; it had been thought to be a jet antbird (C. nigricans). Its closest relatives within genus Cercomacra have not been determined. The Manu antbird is monotypic. == Description == The Manu antbird is 14 to 15.5 cm (5.5 to 6.1 in) long and weighs 16 to 20 g (0.56 to 0.71 oz). Adult males are mostly very dark gray, with paler gray on their face, flanks, and undertail coverts. They have a mostly hidden white patch between their scapulars, white tips on their wing coverts, and white tips on their tail feathers. Females have an olive-brown crown and back with a hidden white interscapular patch. Their wing coverts are dusky brown to black with white tips. Their tail is dark gray-brown with white crescents near the feather tips. Their face and…