Ground-antbirds (Formicariidae)
Black-headed Antthrush (Formicarius nigricapillus) - HBW 8, p. 704
French: Tétéma à tête noire
German: Schwarzkopf-Ameisendrossel
Spanish: Formicario Cabecinegro
Taxonomy: Formicarius nigricapillus Ridgway, 1893, Buena Vista, Costa Rica.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- nigricapillus Ridgway, 1893 - Caribbean slope of Costa Rica and both slopes of Panama (E to W San Blas).
- destructus Hartert, 1898 - Pacific Colombia and Ecuador.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Locality Mindo Loma Lodge, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
José Ardaiz 27 July 2009 2 years ago 4
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Bird recorded calling around midday. Locality Río Palenque Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp destructus)
Sam Woods 6 July 2009 2 years ago 3
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