Slaty Bristlefront
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{{Taxobox | color = pink | name = Slaty Bristlefront | status = Conservation status: Lower risk (nt) | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Aves | ordo = Passeriformes | familia = Rhinocryptidae | genus = Merulaxis | species = M. ater | binomial = Merulaxis ater | binomial_authority = Lesson, 1831 }}
The Slaty Bristlefront, Merulaxis ater, is a member of the tapaculo family of birds.
It inhabits the forests of south-east Brazil. It is currently under threat due to habitat loss, especially to the lowland forests.