Immaculate and Sooty Antbirds

Hafferia is a genus of insectivorous passerine birds in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae, containing three species: the blue-lored antbird (H. immaculata), the sooty antbird (H. fortis), and Zeledon's antbird (H. zeledoni).

These medium-sized, dark-plumaged birds have light blue skin around their eyes. Females usually have lighter plumage than males. Their strong bills for insect hunting and long legs are adapted for ground foraging. They are obligate army-ant followers, using vocalizations for mate selection. They often appear in pairs and are territorial and defensive. Hafferia species usually build dome-shaped nests, laying white, spotted eggs with a 13 to 17-day incubation period shared by both parents.