Чернолицый муравьелов (Formicarius analis)

Species of bird found in Central America and northern South America

The black faced antthrush (Formicarius analis), is a species of passerine bird in the family Formicariidae.

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". The black faced antthrush is now placed in the genus Formicarius that was introduced by the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert in 1783. Eleven subspecies are recognised: The Mayan antthrush (Formicarius moniliger) was formerly considered conspecific with the black faced antthrush.

The black faced antthrush is similar in general appearance to a rail, with a dumpy body, horizontal carriage, stout bill and short cocked tail. It walks rather than hops, with a jerky motion reminiscent of a rail. It is typically long, and weighs The upper parts are rufous brown, and the underparts are paler brown, except for the black face and throat, and rufous under the tail and behind the eye. The sexes are alike in plumage.

It is a common and widespread forest bird in the tropical New World, from Honduras through Central America to the northern regions of South America. It occurs in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Brazil, and the Amazon Basin, except for the northwest region.

The antthrush builds a leaf lined nest in a cavity in a hollow branch or stump where two white eggs are laid. It is an insectivore which feeds on ants and other insects. It is quite terrestrial, feeding mainly on the ground. It will follow columns of army ants. The call is a loud whistle followed by 2–10 descending whistles, WHU! wu wu wu wu wu wu wu wu wu.