Rufous-capped Antthrush (Formicarius colma)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-capped Antthrush, Colma Antthrush

Family
Formicariidae (Ground-antbirds)

Size
18 cm

First Described (Guide)
Boddaert, 1783

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)...)

Rufous-capped Antthrush (Formicarius colma) [XC229789]
by Jeremy Minns from Ubatuba - Folha Seca road, Sao Paulo, Brazil (call)

Rufous-capped Antthrush (Formicarius colma) [XC283268]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Green Trail, Reserva Ecol\u00f3gica de Guapia\u00e7u, RJ, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

colma Boddaert, 1783 - Eastern Colombia (south of R Vaup�s), southern and eastern Venezuela, the Guianas, and Brazil north of R Amazon.
nigrifrons Gould, 1855 - Eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, northern Bolivia (south to La Paz), and Brazil south of R Amazon (east to R Madeira); reported presence in southern Venezuela (Cerro Yapacana) unconfirmed.
amazonicus Hellmayr, 1902 - Brazil south of R Amazon, from R Madeira east to northern Maranh�o and south to R Ji-Paran� and southern Mato Grosso.
ruficeps (von Spix, 1824) - Coastal eastern and south-eastern Brazil from Pernambuco to Rio Grande do Sul.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous-capped Antthrush (Formicarius colma) - 10 files

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