Formicarius Antthrushes
Formicarius
Formicarius is a genus of passerine birds in the family Formicariidae. These birds are all found in the tropical New World, from southern Mexico south to Central America and northern South America. All are named as antthrushes, and are insectivorous forest birds. They are largely terrestrial, feeding mainly on the ground on ants and other insects.
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species
Black-faced Antthrush
speciesFormicarius analis
Rufous-capped Antthrush
speciesFormicarius colma
Mayan Antthrush
speciesFormicarius moniliger
Rufous-breasted Antthrush
speciesFormicarius rufipectus
Black-hooded Antthrush
speciesFormicarius destructus
Black-capped Antthrush
speciesFormicarius nigricapillus
Rufous-fronted Antthrush
speciesFormicarius rufifrons
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 9012.