Rufous-breasted Antthrush (Formicarius rufipectus)

Family
Formicariidae (Ground-antbirds)

Size
18.50 - 19 cm

First Described (Guide)
Salvin, 1866

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 850 - 3,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (28)...)

Rufous-breasted Antthrush (Formicarius rufipectus) [XC264633]
by Paul Coopmans from Pichincha: Mindo area, Ecuador (call, song, songs)

Rufous-breasted Antthrush (Formicarius rufipectus) [XC608616]
by Natasza Fontaine from Plataforma, San Martin, Peru (song)

Subspecies
The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

rufipectus Salvin, 1866 - Caribbean slope of Costa Rica and both slopes in western Panama. Also eastern Panama (Dari�n).
lasallei Aveledo & Gin�s, 1952 - North-western Venezuela in Perij� Mts and south-western T�chira.
carrikeri Chapman, 1912 - Western and central Andes of Colombia south to western Ecuador.
thoracicus Taczanowski & von Berlepsch, 1885 - From eastern Ecuador south to south-eastern Peru (south to Cuzco).

References
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Files:

JPG files for Rufous-breasted Antthrush (Formicarius rufipectus) - 10 files

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