Ground-antbirds (Formicariidae)
Rufous-capped Antthrush (Formicarius colma) - HBW 8, p. 703
French: Tétéma colma
German: Rostkappen-Ameisendrossel
Spanish: Formicario Capirrojo
Other common names: Colma Antthrush
Taxonomy: Formicarius Colma Boddaert, 1783, Cayenne.
Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- colma Boddaert, 1783 - E Colombia (S of R Vaupés), S & E Venezuela, the Guianas, and Brazil N of R Amazon.
- nigrifrons Gould, 1855 - E Ecuador, E Peru, N Bolivia (S to La Paz), and Brazil S of R Amazon (E to R Madeira); reported presence in S Venezuela (Cerro Yapacana) unconfirmed.
- amazonicus Hellmayr, 1902 - Brazil S of R Amazon, from R Madeira E to N Maranhão and S to R Ji-Paraná and S Mato Grosso.
- ruficeps (Spix, 1824) - coastal E & SE Brazil from Pernambuco to Rio Grande do Sul.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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One bird singing several times. Locality Lençois, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia State, Brazil (ssp ruficeps)
Ciro Albano 28 January 2010 3 years ago 45 sec 4.9 -
A bird on a branch close to the forest floor, calling once and flying away Locality Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp amazonicus)
Josep del Hoyo 9 July 2007 5 years ago 36 sec 4.3 -
A wary male (black throat instead of white) collecting something on the forest floor (either food for nestlings or nesting mater Locality Voltzberg-Raleigh Nature Reserve, Sipaliwini District, Suriname (ssp colma)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 3 April 2011 1 year ago 38 sec 4.3 -
A bird singing from a log Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp nigrifrons)
Josh Engel 12 September 2006 4 years ago 42 sec 4.1 -
A bird walking on the forest floor Locality Intervales State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp ruficeps)
Josep del Hoyo 30 June 2004 6 years ago 31 sec 4.1 -
A male on the top of a trunk, looking and turning around Locality Pousada Rio Roosevelt, Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp amazonicus)
Frank Witebsky 31 May 2007 5 years ago 14 sec 3.3
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A bird perched
Locality Guapi Açu Ecological Reserve (REGUA), Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (ssp ruficeps)
Arthur Grosset 1 November 2006 3 years ago 4.5 -
Bird captured in mist nets during ecological research to understand the effect of different types of land use on the avifauna Am
Locality Almeirim, Pará State, Brazil
Christian Andretti 4 November 2004 7 weeks ago 3.7 -
Individual adult male.
Locality Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil
Bruno Salaroli 21 January 2012 1 year ago 3.4 -
Lateral view of bird standing on a branch
Locality Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp amazonicus)
Mikko Pyhälä 24 October 2010 2 years ago 2.2
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Song of adult Locality Napo Wildlife Center, Orellana Province, Ecuador
(ssp nigrifrons)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 17 June 2011 1 year ago 5 -
singing from roadside forest. Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil
(ssp amazonicus)
David Beadle 1 February 2002 11 weeks ago 4 -
Song in response to playback Locality Pousada Rio Azul, Pará State, Brazil
(ssp amazonicus)
Bradley Davis 30 July 2007 3 years ago 4 -
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Bird walking on teh ground of the Atlantic Rainforest and emitting call notes. Locality Fazenda Angelim, Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 4 March 2006 40 weeks ago 0
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