Formicarius (genus)

Taxobox
name = "Formicarius"

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image_width = 250px
image_caption = Rufous-breasted Antthrush
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Formicariidae
genus = "Formicarius"
genus_authority = Boddaert, 1783
subdivision_ranks = species
subdivision = "F. colma"
"F. nigricapillus"
"F. analis"
"F. rufifrons"
"F. rufipectus"

"Formicarius" is a genus of passerine birds in the Formicariidae family. These birds are all found in the tropical New World, from southern Mexico south to Central America and northern South America. All are named as "antthrushes", and are insectivorous forest birds. They are largely terrestrial, feeding mainly on the ground on ants and other insects.

The species, in taxonomic order, are
* Rufous-capped Antthrush, "Formicarius colma"
* Black-headed Antthrush, "Formicarius nigricapillus"
* Black-faced Antthrush, "Formicarius analis"
* Rufous-fronted Antthrush, "Formicarius rufifrons"
* Rufous-breasted Antthrush, "Formicarius rufipectus"

References:

*ffrench, A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago isbn = 0-8014-9792-2
*Hilty, Birds of Venezuela isbn = 0-7136-6418-5
* [http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=557685 ITIS]
*Stiles and Skutch, "A guide to the birds of Costa Rica" isbn 0-0814-9600-4|