Black-faced Antbird

Myrmoborus myotherinus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Thamnophilidae
Genus
Myrmoborus
eBird Code
blfant2

Vocalizations

Laura Gaudette · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (7)

  • Myrmoborus myotherinus ardesiacus

    western Brazil (Rio Japurá to lower Rio Negro)

  • Myrmoborus myotherinus elegans

    southeastern Colombia to southern Venezuela, central Peru, and northwestern Amazonian Brazil (northern Roraima and northwestern Amazonas in upper Rio Negro region)

  • Myrmoborus myotherinus incanus

    northwestern Amazonian Brazil (along north bank of the Amazon River)

  • Myrmoborus myotherinus myotherinus

    far eastern Peru to northwestern Bolivia and southwestern Amazonian Brazil

  • Myrmoborus myotherinus ochrolaemus

    Brazil south of the Amazon River (Rio Madeira to Tocantins and Mato Grosso)

  • Myrmoborus myotherinus proximus

    western Brazil (south bank of the Amazon River from Rio Purus to Rio Madeira)

  • Myrmoborus myotherinus sororius

    south-central Amazonian Brazil (southeastern Amazonas and Rondônia)

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.