Bird Guide

Black-faced Antthrush

Formicarius analis

Least ConcernInvertebratesForestCavity nestMedium · 62 g

About the Black-faced Antthrush

The black-faced antthrush is a species of passerine bird in the family Formicariidae. It is found in Central America from Honduras through Panama, on Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

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The black-faced antthrush is 15 to 19 cm (5.9 to 7.5 in) long and weighs about 50 to 75 g (1.8 to 2.6 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies F. a. analis have a dusky brown crown. They have a small white spot on their lores and bare bluish skin around their eye. Their face from their bill to their eye is black that extends down to include the chin and throat. The rest of their face, their nape, back, and rump are brown. Voice: The three subspecies of the black-faced antthrush's hoffmanni group sing "an emphatic flat-pitched introductory whistle at ca. 2.0 kHz, followed by a slow series of 1–4 similar but slightly lower-pitched whistles (the latter maintaining about the same pitch).

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What the Black-faced Antthrush sounds like

Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where the Black-faced Antthrush lives

Regular rangeRare visitor

Recorded as a rare visitor in Belize, Mexico.

When to see the Black-faced Antthrush

Peak activity in March · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

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