Family
Antthrushes
Formicariidae
12 species with a page on Motmot.
Order: Passeriformes
Formicariidae is a family of smallish suboscine passerine birds of subtropical and tropical Central and South America known as antthrushes. They are between 10 and 20 cm (4 and 8 in) in length, and are most closely related to the ovenbirds in the family Furnariidae, and the tapaculos in the family Rhinocryptidae. The family Formicariidae contains 12 species in two genera.
Species in this family
- Short-tailed Antthrush Chamaeza campanisona
- Such's Antthrush Chamaeza meruloides
- Barred Antthrush Chamaeza mollissima
- Striated Antthrush Chamaeza nobilis
- Rufous-tailed Antthrush Chamaeza ruficauda
- Schwartz's Antthrush Chamaeza turdina
- Black-faced Antthrush Formicarius analis
- Rufous-capped Antthrush Formicarius colma
- Mayan Antthrush Formicarius moniliger
- Black-headed Antthrush Formicarius nigricapillus
- Rufous-fronted Antthrush Formicarius rufifrons
- Rufous-breasted Antthrush Formicarius rufipectus