Black-headed Antthrush (Formicarius nigricapillus)

Family
Formicariidae (Ground-antbirds)

Size
18 cm

First Described (Guide)
Ridgway, 1893

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 900 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (48)...)

Black-headed Antthrush (Formicarius nigricapillus) [XC233966]
by John V. Moore from Reserva Mangaloma, Pichincha, Ecuador (song)

Black-headed Antthrush (Formicarius nigricapillus) [XC465188]
by Bobby Wilcox from Anchicay\u00e1 Nature Camp, Colombia (song)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

nigricapillus Ridgway, 1893 - Caribbean slope of Costa Rica and both slopes of Panama (east to western San Blas).
destructus Hartert, 1898 - Pacific Colombia and Ecuador.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black-headed Antthrush (Formicarius nigricapillus) - 10 files

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