Rufous-faced Antbird
Myrmelastes rufifacies(Hellmayr, CE, 1929)
English (US) Rufous-faced Antbird
The Rufous-faced Antbird (Myrmelastes rufifacies) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thamnophilidae (Antbirds, Antshrikes, Antwrens, and Antvireos) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: Brazil south of the Amazon River (Rio Madeira to Rio Tocantins, and northern Rondônia)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Myrmelastes rufifacies
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-faced Antbird
- Described by
- (Hellmayr, CE, 1929)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Schistocichla leucostigma rufifacies
- Described by
- (Hellmayr, CE, 1929)
- Type locality
- Apacj, Rio Tapajoz, Brazil.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 77, suppl.2 p.64
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Caura Antbird
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White-bellied Antbird
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Slender Antbird
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White-browed Antbird
Myrmoborus leucophrys
Ash-breasted Antbird
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Black-faced Antbird
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