#antthrushes

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BOTD: Mayan Antthrush

Photo: Jesús Ruíz Pérez

"Elusive inhabitant of humid tropical lowlands and foothills from Veracruz to Honduras. Walks jerkily like a small chicken (not like a thrush) on the shady forest floor, holding its tail cocked and tossing leaves with its bill. Can be very difficult to see. Listen for distinctive loud series of piping whistles that drops in pitch."

- eBird

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Rufous-capped Antthrush (Formicarius colma), family Formicariidae, order Passeriformes, Tremembé, Brasil

Photograph by Omar Santos Lima Filho

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June 3, 2024 - Mayan Antthrush (Formicarius moniliger) Found from southern Mexico to Honduras, these antbirds live in lowland and foothill forests. They feed on invertebrates, including insects, spiders, and snails, usually foraging alone. Little is known about their breeding behavior though both males and females sing territorially and three of their nests were seen in May. Closely related species nest in cavities in trees and palms.

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[2838/11080] Cryptic antthrush - Chamaeza meruloides

Also known as: Such's antthrush

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Tyranni Family: Formicariidae (antthrush)

Photo credit: Luiz Moschini via Macaulay Library

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rufous-capped antthrush (Formicarius colma) by Leonardo Casadei

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Rufous-capped Antthrush Photograph by Omar Santos Lima Filho

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🐜🐜🐜 ANT WORLD 🐜🐜🐜

For each of these ant-names there are usually multiple genera. Nearly all of these birds are from Central and South America (except for some exceptions at the end...) Note that sharing an English common name doesn't guarantee a close taxonomic relationship!

1. Antwren (61 spp, Thamnophilidae)

Including Streaked-Antwren (2 spp)

Example: Predicted Antwren, a recently described bird of the Amazon. Photo: Hector Bottai

2. Antshrike (53 spp, Thamnophilidae)

Including Slaty-Antshrike (5 spp)

Example: Barred Antshrike. Photo: Wagner Machado Carlos Lemes

3. Antvireo (8 spp, Thamnophilidae)

Example: Rufous-backed Antvireo. Photo: Hector Bottai. Yes, Antvireos are real despite winning the poll!

4. Antbird (96 spp, Thamnophilidae)

Including Warbling-Antbirds (7 spp)

Example: Bicolored Antbird. Photo: Matt Dres

5. Antpitta (72 spp, Grallariidae and Conopophagidae)

Example: Jocotoco Antpitta. Photo: Patty McGann

6. Ant-Tanager (5 spp, Cardinalidae)

Example: Crested Ant-Tanager. Photo: Félix Uribe

7. Antpipit (2 spp, Tyrannidae)

Example: Southern Antpipit. Photo: Dario Sanches

8. Antthrush (12 spp, Formicariidae)

Example: Rufous-capped Antthrush. Photo: Hudson (BirdsRio).

NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH...

9. Ant-Thrush (2 spp, Turdidae)

A thrush from central Africa?!

Example: White-tailed Ant-Thrush. Photo: Corey Husic

10. Anteater-Chat (2 spp, Muscicapidae)

An old-world flycatcher from southern Africa?!

Example: Southern Anteater-Chat. Photo: Peter Kondrashov

11. Antpecker (3 spp, Estrildidae)

A waxbill finch from East Africa?!

Example: Red-fronted Antpecker. Photo: Adam Riley

So, Ant-Hunter was the fake bird!

If you made it to the end of this post, thantks for reading! And antjoy some ants for the road ahead 🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜

Inspired by me trying to study for a Costa Rica trip and there's just so many Antguys.

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Rufous-breasted Antthrush

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I was gonna actually be productive today and work on one of my like 17 wips but now all my brain wants is do an unnecessary amount of research on birds because “what if there was a different bird that encapsulated Grian vibe better then a cockatiel?”

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Photo of the Day – The Rufous-breasted Antthrush (Formicarius rufipectus) is similar to other members of its genus by being a short-tailed, chunky, forest floor dwelling bird that walks like a chicken. It is usually found singly or in pairs throughout the forest, but can also be seen attending army ant swarms.

This photo was taken by Dušan Brinkhuizen in Ecuador

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A new variant has been added!

Short-tailed Antthrush (Chamaeza campanisona) © Fabio N. Manfredini

It hatches from brown, cryptic, different, difficult, humid, long, melodious, olive, plump, prominent, several, short, shy, soft, terrestrial, variable, and white eggs.

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October 7, 2022 - Black-headed Antthrush (Formicarius nigricapillus)

These antthrushes are found in forests in parts of Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador. They eat arthropods, tiny reptiles, and frogs, foraging alone or sometimes in pairs on the forest floor. Breeding between December and May, depending on the area of their range, they build shallow cup-shaped nests from leaf stems and dry leaves in hollow palm stumps.

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[1116/10977] Black-faced Antthrush - Formicarius analis

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Tyranni Family: Formicariidae (antthrush)

Photo credit: Luiz Matos via Macaulay Library

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such's antthrush (Chamaeza meruloides) by Marcelo Villegas

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