This species is endemic to marshes and swamps in the Brazilian states of Paraná and Santa Catarina. It was first described in 1995. It is threatened by habitat loss and currently considered Endangered by BirdLife International.
Known locally as "bicudinho-do-brejo".
(Bornschein, Reinert & Teixeira, 1995): NOTE(TAX,PHY: Previously placed in Stymphalornis, but that genus is embedded within Formicivora (Gonzaga 2001; Bravo et al. 2014; SACC 893).)
German
Schilfameisenfänger
French
Grisin des marais
Chinese
巴拉那蚁鹩
Japanese
ハシナガアリサザイ
Russian
Паранская муравьеловка
Spanish
Hormiguerito del Paraná
Portuguese
bicudinho-do-brejo
Bird Data App text
First described in 1995. Found in marshes from Santa Catarina to Sao Paulo.
Africa (entire continent rather than south of Sahara)
AN
Antarctica
AO
Atlantic Ocean
AU
Australasia (Wallacea (Indonesian islands east of Wallace's line), New Guinea and its islands, Australia, New Zealand and its subantarctic islands, the Solomons, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu)
PAL
Eurasia (Europe, Asia from the Middle East through central Asia north of the Himalayas, Siberia and northern China to Japan)
IO
Indian Ocean
LA
Latin America (Middle and South America)
MA
Middle America (Mexico through Panama)
NA
North America (includes the Caribbean)
NO
Northern oceans
OR
Oriental Region (South Asia from Pakistan to Taiwan, plus Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and Greater Sundas)