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Rufous-faced antbird
Myrmelastes rufifacies Rufous-faced Antbird (male); Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil.jpg
male
Myrmelastes rufifacies Rufous-faced Antbird (female); Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil.jpg
female
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus:
Myrmelastes
Species:
rufifacies
Myrmelastes rufifacies map.svg
Synonyms
  • Percnostola rufifacies
  • Schistocichla leucostigma rufifacies
  • Schistocichla rufifacies

The rufous-faced antbird (Myrmelastes rufifacies) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in humid forest in the Brazilian Amazon south of the Amazon River and east of the Madeira River.

The rufous-faced antbird was previously considered as a subspecies of the spot-winged antbird. A 2007 study of the vocal characteristics found that there were significant differences between the taxa and based on this evidence the rufous-faced antbird was promoted to species status. As presently defined, the rufous-faced antbird is monotypic.

The conservation status of the rufous-faced antbird has been assessed by BirdLife International to be of Least Concern.

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