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).

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) [XC33924]
by David Geale from Manu Wildlife Centre, Madre de Dios, Peru (?)

Rufous-fronted Antthrush (Formicarius rufifrons) [XC39051]
by Frank Lambert from Manu Wildlife Centre, 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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