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The ash-breasted antbird is 12 to 13.5 cm (4.7 to 5.3 in) long and weighs 20 to 23 g (0.71 to 0.81 oz). Adult males of the nominate subspecies M. l. lugubris have mostly gray upperparts with a whitish forehead. Their face and throat are black. Their underparts are grayish white. Adult females have mostly rufescent-tinged brown upperparts, wings, and tail with small buff tips on their wing coverts. Their throat is white and the rest of their underparts are mostly whitish with olivaceous flanks. Both sexes have a red iris and gray legs and feet. Voice: The song of the ash-breasted antbird's subspecies M. l. berlepschi is "a moderate and even-paced (about 5 notes/sec), descending series of slightly hoarse notes: JEE-JEE-jee-jee-jee-jee-jee-jee-jee-jer". Its calls are "a rapid, descending, metallic, sputtering chatter: pt'rr'rr'rr and a quiet pew note, sometimes doubled". The other subspecies' vocalizations are thought to be similar.
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When to see the Ash-breasted Antbird
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Where to see the Ash-breasted Antbird
The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Ash-breasted Antbird
The ash-breasted antbird is an insectivorous bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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Easily confused with
Black-tailed AntbirdMyrmoborus melanurusThe black-tailed antbird is 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long and weighs an average of about 18 g (0.63 oz).
White-lined AntbirdMyrmoborus lophotesThe white-lined antbird is 14 to 14.5 cm (5.5 to 5.7 in) long and weighs 28 to 31 g (0.99 to 1.1 oz).
White-browed AntbirdMyrmoborus leucophrysThe white-browed antbird is 12 to 13.5 cm (4.7 to 5.3 in) long and weighs 18 to 22 g (0.63 to 0.78 oz).
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