Birds of Brazil

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Genus: Merulaxis (2 species, 2 worldwide)


Slaty Bristlefront
Slaty Bristlefront (Merulaxis ater) Male ENDEMIC
Trilha, Mata Atlantica, Brazil   		   
Photograph by Bruno Conjeaud   © All Rights Reserved.

Slaty Bristlefront
Slaty Bristlefront (Merulaxis ater) Female ENDEMIC
Caraguataatuba, São Paulo, Brazil   		   
Photograph by Ciro Albano - NE Brazil Birding   © All Rights Reserved.


Stresemann's Bristlefront
Stresemann's Bristlefront (Merulaxis stresemanni) Critically Endangered ENDEMIC
Mata do Passarinho Reserve, Bahia, Brazil   		   
Photograph by Ciro Albano - NE Brazil Birding   © All Rights Reserved.
BirdLife believes there are less than twenty birds left.

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