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What the Black-faced Antthrush sounds like
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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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When to see the Black-faced Antthrush
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Black-faced Antthrush
The map shades 14 countries with regular records, and 2 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
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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Easily confused with
Mayan AntthrushFormicarius moniligerThe Mayan antthrush is 15 to 19 cm (5.9 to 7.5 in) long and weighs about 56 to 64 g (2.0 to 2.3 oz).
Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectusThe rufous-breasted antthrush is 18 to 19 cm (7.1 to 7.5 in) long.
Rufous-capped AntthrushFormicarius colmaThe Formicarius colma is generally a small bird, averaging around 18 cm with males weighing between 38 and 49 grams and females between 41 and 49 grams.
Side by side: Black-faced Antthrush vs Mayan Antthrush · Black-faced Antthrush vs Rufous-breasted Antthrush · Black-faced Antthrush vs Rufous-capped Antthrush
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