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 Avidiversity  AVITOPIA - Ant-thrushes and Antpittas

Scientific system: Gill et al.

Familia: Formicariidae

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The family of Anttrushes occurs only in Central and South America. Until recently, the name was used to refer to a family that contained about twenty times as many species, but recent DNA studies have shown that these species must be divided into several families. So now only 12 species belong to the antthrushes. Their height is between 10 cm and 20 cm. The tail is short, the legs are long. The head often has a featherless eye ring. Ant thrushes inhabit dense moist forests. They feed mainly on arthropods and occasionally on snails. They typically search the ground with long strides. They live monogamous. Usually the females lay two eggs in a nest in a tree cavity and the parents share the care of the brood. After two weeks the chicks hatch and after another two weeks they leave the nest.

Formicarius

     colma - Rufous-capped Antthrush (3)
     analis - Black-faced Antthrush (3)
     moniliger - Mayan Antthrush
     hoffmanni - Panamanian Antthrush
     rufifrons - Rufous-fronted Antthrush (1)
     nigricapillus - Black-headed Antthrush (1)
     rufipectus - Rufous-breasted Antthrush (3)

Chamaeza

     campanisona - Short-tailed Antthrush (1)
     nobilis - Striated Antthrush (1)
     meruloides - Cryptic Antthrush (2)
     ruficauda - Rufous-tailed Antthrush (1)
     turdina - Schwartz's Antthrush (2)
     mollissima - Barred Antthrush (1)

Pittasoma

     michleri - Black-crowned Antpitta (2)
     rufopileatum - Rufous-crowned Antpitta (4)

Grallaria

     squamigera - Undulated Antpitta (2)
     gigantea - Giant Antpitta (3)
     excelsa - Great Antpitta (1)
     varia - Variegated Antpitta (1)
     alleni - Moustached Antpitta (1)
     guatimalensis - Scaled Antpitta (1)
     chthonia - Tachira Antpitta (1)
     haplonota - Plain-backed Antpitta (2)
     dignissima - Ochre-striped Antpitta (1)
     eludens - Elusive Antpitta (1)
     ruficapilla - Chestnut-crowned Antpitta (4)
     watkinsi - Watkins's Antpitta (1)
     bangsi - Santa Marta Antpitta (1)
     kaestneri - Cundinamarca Antpitta (1)
     andicolus - Stripe-headed Antpitta (2)
     griseonucha - Grey-naped Antpitta (1)
     rufocinerea - Bicolored Antpitta (1)
     ridgelyi - Jocotoco Antpitta (1)
     nuchalis - Chestnut-naped Antpitta (3)
     carrikeri - Pale-billed Antpitta (1)
     albigula - White-throated Antpitta (1)
     flavotincta - Yellow-breasted Antpitta (1)
     hypoleuca - White-bellied Antpitta (1)
     przewalskii - Rusty-tinged Antpitta (1)
     capitalis - Bay Antpitta (1)
     erythroleuca - Red-and-white Antpitta (1)
     rufula - Rufous Antpitta (2)
     blakei - Chestnut Antpitta (1)
     quitensis - Tawny Antpitta (2)
     milleri - Brown-banded Antpitta (1)
     erythrotis - Rufous-faced Antpitta (1)

Hylopezus

     perspicillatus - Streak-chested Antpitta (2)
     macularius - Spotted Antpitta (2)
     auricularis - Masked Antpitta (1)
     dives - Thicket Antpitta (1)
     fulviventris - White-lored Antpitta (1)
     berlepschi - Amazonian Antpitta (1)
     ochroleucus - White-browed Antpitta (1)
     nattereri - Speckle-breasted Antpitta (1)

Myrmothera

     campanisona - Thrush-like Antpitta (2)
     simplex - Tepui Antpitta (1)

Grallaricula

     flavirostris - Ochre-breasted Antpitta (1)
     loricata - Scallop-breasted Antpitta (1)
     cucullata - Hooded Antpitta (3)
     peruviana - Peruvian Antpitta (2)
     ochraceifrons - Ochre-fronted Antpitta (1)
     ferrugineipectus - Rusty-breasted Antpitta (1)
     leymebambae - Leymebamba Antpitta
     nana - Slaty-crowned Antpitta (2)
     lineifrons - Crescent-faced Antpitta (1)

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