Black-faced Antthrush

Formicarius analis

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyFormicariidae (Antthrushes)
GenusFormicarius (Formicarius Antthrushes)
SpeciesFormicarius analis (Black-faced Antthrush)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

2 Verified sightings at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve From 2019 to 2026

9,921 Verified sightings across all 34 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Black-faced Antthrush

The black-faced antthrush (Formicarius analis) is a species of passerine bird in the family Formicariidae. It is found in Central America from Honduras through Panama, on Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

The black-faced antthrush was formally described in 1837 by the French naturalists Alcide d'Orbigny and Frédéric de Lafresnaye from a specimen collected in Bolivia. They coined the binomial name Myothera analis. The specific epithet is from the Modern Latin analis meaning "relating to the undertail-coverts of the vent". In 1858 it was moved to genus Formicarius that had been introduced by the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert in 1783.

The black-faced antthrush has these 11 subspecies: F. a. umbrosus Ridgway, 1893 F. a. hoffmanni (Cabanis, 1861) F. a. panamensis Ridgway, 1908 F. a. virescens Todd, 1915 F. a. saturatus Ridgway, 1893 F. a. griseoventris Aveledo & Ginés, 1950

F. a. connectens Chapman, 1914 F. a. zamorae Chapman, 1923 F. a. crissalis (Cabanis, 1861) F. a. analis (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) F. a. paraensis Novaes, 1957 The first five subspecies on the above list are treated... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

Formicarius nigricapillus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Formicarius rufipectus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Psilorhinus morio

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Troglodytes musculus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Myioborus miniatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Turdus grayi

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Quiscalus mexicanus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Chlorospingus flavopectus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Melozone leucotis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Cantorchilus modestus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Tiaris olivaceus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~30%
2	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~30%
3	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
4	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
5	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	~30%
6	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~30%
7	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
8	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
9	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
10	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
11	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
12	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
13	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
14	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
15	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
16	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
17	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
18	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
19	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
20	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
23	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
25	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
27	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
28	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
30	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
31	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
32	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
33	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
34	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Black-faced Antthrush

About the Black-faced Antthrush

Recent sightings of Black-faced Antthrush in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

Black-headed Antthrush

Rufous-breasted Antthrush

Brown Jay

Southern House Wren

Slate-throated Redstart

Clay-colored Thrush

Great-tailed Grackle

Common Chlorospingus

White-eared Ground-Sparrow

Cabanis's Wren

Yellow-faced Grassquit

Tropical Kingbird

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found