Ground-antbirds (Formicariidae)
Rufous-breasted Antthrush (Formicarius rufipectus) - HBW 8, p. 704
French: Tétéma à poitrine rousse
German: Rostbrust-Ameisendrossel
Spanish: Formicario Pechirrufo
Taxonomy: Formicarius rufipectus Salvin, 1866, Santiago de Veraguas, Panama.
Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- rufipectus Salvin, 1866 - Caribbean slope of Costa Rica and both slopes in W Panama; also E Panama (Darién).
- lasallei Aveledo & Ginés, 1952 - NW Venezuela in Perijá Mts and SW Táchira.
- carrikeri Chapman, 1912 - W & C Andes of Colombia S to W Ecuador.
- thoracicus Taczanowski & Berlepsch, 1885 - from E Ecuador S to SE Peru (S to Cuzco).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird walking on a trail Locality Tandayapa Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp carrikeri)
Richard Garrigues 27 June 2005 5 years ago 23 sec 4.1 -
A bird walking on forest floor Locality Tandayapa Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp carrikeri)
Richard Garrigues 27 June 2005 5 years ago 18 sec 3.9
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Adult perched
Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp carrikeri)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 29 September 2009 2 years ago 4.4
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single song (2 notes) Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp carrikeri)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 3 November 2006 2 years ago 3
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