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Genus: Formicarius (6 species)

Genus Formicarius, Antthrushes, are secretive small to medium-sized insect-eating ground birds of tropical forests, and have a characteristic tail-raised shape.


Black-faced Antthrush (Formicarius analis analis) Range: MA, SA: Honduras through n Bolivia and Amazonian Brazil Puerto Maldonado, Peru
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Black-faced Antthrush (Formicarius analis saturatus) Range: MA, SA: Honduras through n Bolivia and Amazonian Brazil Zafra Reserva Natural, Colombia Amazon races have a brown head.
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

May be split one day; there are two different songs (generally Amazon and non-Amazon), and a lot of variation in color. Amazon races are generally less rufous.


Rufous-capped Antthrush (Formicarius colma ruficeps) Range: SA: Amazonia and se Brazil Pereque, Brazil
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Mayan Antthrush (Formicarius moniliger moniliger) Range: MA: s Mexico to nw Honduras Las Guacamayas, Chiapas, Mexico
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.

Split from the widespread Black-faced Antthrush.


Black-headed Antthrush (Formicarius nigricapillus destructus) Range: MA, SA: Costa Rica to w Ecuador Río Silanche Bird Sanctuary, Pichincha province, Ecuador
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Rufous-fronted Antthrush (Formicarius rufifrons) Range: SA: sw Amazonia


Rufous-breasted Antthrush (Formicarius rufipectus carrikeri) Range: MA, SA: Costa Rica to nw Venezuela and se Peru Ecuador
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© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba