Rufous-fronted Antthrush (Formicarius rufifrons)

Family
Formicariidae (Ground-antbirds)

Size
18 cm

First Described (Guide)
Blake, 1957

Habitat
Riverine floodplain thickets, where tall forest with shaded understorey lies adjacent to second-growth vegetation with a dense understorey.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia (B), Brazil (B), Peru (B).

Extreme western Brazil in north-western Acre (upper R Juru�), south-eastern Peru in Madre de Dios and Cuzco (R Urubamba), and north-western Bolivia in western Pando (R Tahuamanu).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Human settlement and agricultural development are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Sng is a rising and then falling series of clear, monotonic whistles of about 5 seconds.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (26)...)

Rufous-fronted Antthrush (Formicarius rufifrons) [XC540042]
by Helbert Noventa from Inkaterra Guides Field Station, Tambopata, Madre de Dios, Peru (song)

Rufous-fronted Antthrush (Formicarius rufifrons) [XC114903]
by Carlos Ot\u00e1vio Araujo Gussoni from Reserva Inkaterra, Tambopata, Madre de Dios, Peru (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Similar Species
Black-faced Antthrush (Formicarius analis) which has a black area around throat, lacks the rufous front and has black, instead of cinnamon-rufous underwing-coverts.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous-fronted Antthrush (Formicarius rufifrons) - 10 files

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