Rufous-breasted Antthrush (Formicarius rufipectus)

Identification & Behavior: ~19 cm (7.5 in). The Rufous-breasted Antthrush is overall dark olive. The head is dusky with a black throat. The breast is dark rufous extending down to mid-belly. It forages on the forest floor of montane forest on the east slope of the Andes. It resembles Black-faced Antthrush, but Rufous-breasted Antthrush ranges at higher elevations.

Status: The Rufous-breasted Antthrush is rare to fairly common at elevations ranging between 1100 to 1850. It also occurs in Co and Ec.

Name in Spanish: Gallito-Hormiguero de Pecho Rufo.

Sub-species: Rufous-breasted Antthrush (Formicarius rufipectus thoracicus), Taczanowski and Berlepsch 1885.

Meaning of Name: Formicarius: L. Formica: an ant, a bird associated with ants. rufipectus: L. rufous=brown, red and pectus=breast.

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