Birds of Brazil

    PASSERIFORMES: Formicariidae (Antthrushes)  
Genus: Formicarius (2 species, 6 worldwide)

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
Black-faced Antthrush (Formicarius analis analis)
Puerto Maldonado, Peru  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Black-faced Antthrush
Black-faced Antthrush (Formicarius analis saturatus)
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
Rufous-capped Antthrush (Formicarius colma ruficeps)
Pereque, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Brendan Ryan     Copyright and usage info



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