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Ground-antbirds (Formicariidae)

Black-faced Antthrush (Formicarius analis) - HBW 8, p. 703

French: Tétéma coq-de-bois German: Graubrust-Ameisendrossel Spanish: Formicario Enmascarado
Other common names: Rufous-necked Antthrush; Hoffmann’s Antthrush (hoffmanni)

Taxonomy: Myothera analis d’Orbigny and Lafresnaye, 1837, Yuracares and Chiquitos, Bolivia.
Should probably be split into two or more species, as birds in Amazonian region have different song from those in C America; geographical variation (in voice and plumage) across entire range, however, not well documented. In addition, race saturatus may contain more than one taxon, as birds from Magdalena Valley (Colombia) give same song as those in C America, whereas birds from Lara (NW Venezuela) give the Amazonian song; situation difficult to assess, as songs of virescens and griseoventris undescribed; further study needed. Form olivaceus, described from N Peru,.. View all taxonomy...

Taxonomy: Myothera analis d’Orbigny and Lafresnaye, 1837, Yuracares and Chiquitos, Bolivia.
Should probably be split into two or more species, as birds in Amazonian region have different song from those in C America; geographical variation (in voice and plumage) across entire range, however, not well documented. In addition, race saturatus may contain more than one taxon, as birds from Magdalena Valley (Colombia) give same song as those in C America, whereas birds from Lara (NW Venezuela) give the Amazonian song; situation difficult to assess, as songs of virescens and griseoventris undescribed; further study needed. Form olivaceus, described from N Peru, synonymized with zamorae. Eleven subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • umbrosus Ridgway, 1893 - Caribbean slope from C Honduras S to W Panama, and Pacific slope of Costa Rica (S to Gulf of Nicoya).
  • hoffmanni (Cabanis, 1861) - SW Costa Rica and W Panama (W Chiriquí).
  • panamensis Ridgway, 1908 - Panama (from Coclé to Darién) and adjacent NW Colombia.

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  • umbrosus Ridgway, 1893 - Caribbean slope from C Honduras S to W Panama, and Pacific slope of Costa Rica (S to Gulf of Nicoya).
  • hoffmanni (Cabanis, 1861) - SW Costa Rica and W Panama (W Chiriquí).
  • panamensis Ridgway, 1908 - Panama (from Coclé to Darién) and adjacent NW Colombia.
  • virescens Todd, 1915 - W base of Santa Marta Mts, in N Colombia.
  • griseoventris Aveledo & Ginés, 1950 - N Colombia and NW Venezuela in W Maracaibo Basin (from Perijá Mts S to N Táchira and N Mérida).
  • saturatus Ridgway, 1893 - Venezuela N of R Apure and R Orinoco (W to E Maracaibo Basin and S slope of Andes); Trinidad; also Cauca, Magdalena and upper Sinú Valleys in N Colombia.
  • connectens Chapman, 1914 - Colombia E of Andes.
  • crissalis (Cabanis, 1861) - extreme E Venezuela, the Guianas and NE Brazil (Amapá, Pará).
  • zamorae Chapman, 1923 - E Ecuador, N & NE Peru and W Brazil (N of R Solimões, E to Codajás).
  • analis (d’Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) - E & SE Peru S of R Amazon (from Ucayali drainage) and N Bolivia E to C Brazil (E to R Tapajós and Mato Grosso).
  • paraensis Novaes, 1957 - E Brazil from R Tapajós E to Belém and W Maranhão.

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