Black-throated Antbird

Myrmophylax atrothorax

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Thamnophilidae
Genus
Myrmophylax
eBird Code
bltant2

Taxonomy Changes

Myrmeciza atrothorax Myrmophylax atrothorax

Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.

Vocalizations

Guillaume Delaitre · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (5)

  • Myrmophylax atrothorax atrothorax

    eastern Colombia to southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Amazonian Brazil (both banks of upper Amazon River and east of lower Rio Negro, eastward to Amapá)

  • Myrmophylax atrothorax maynana

    north-central Peru (south of Río Marañón and west of Río Huallaga)

  • Myrmophylax atrothorax melanura

    eastern Peru south of the Amazon River to northern Bolivia and western and central Brazil (upper regions of tributaries of the Amazon River and along lower Rio Tapajós, and eastward to south Pará and south-central Mato Grosso)

  • Myrmophylax atrothorax metae

    central Colombia (Meta and western Guaviare)

  • Myrmophylax atrothorax tenebrosa

    eastern Ecuador north of the Amazon River, northeastern Peru, and northern Brazil (west of lower Rio Negro)

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.