How do you identify an Ash-throated Antwren?

The ash-throated antwren is 11.5 to 13 cm (4.5 to 5.1 in) long; the holotype weighed 11.5 g (0.41 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is an Ash-throated Antwren?

The Ash-throated Antwren is a tiny sized bird weighing about 12 g.

Where can you see an Ash-throated Antwren?

The Ash-throated Antwren is endemic to Peru, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to an Ash-throated Antwren?

The Ash-throated Antwren is most easily confused with the Aripuana Antwren, the Predicted Antwren and the Roraiman Antwren.

Is the Ash-throated Antwren endangered?

The Ash-throated Antwren is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Ash-throated Antwren

Herpsilochmus parkeri

Antbirds, Antshrikes, Antwrens, and Antvireos · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Ash-throated Antwren (Herpsilochmus parkeri) is a legendary antbirds, antshrikes, antwrens, and antvireo found only in Peru, weighing about 12 g. The ash-throated antwren is a Vulnerable species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds".

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About the Ash-throated Antwren

The ash-throated antwren is a Vulnerable species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to Peru.

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How to identify it

The ash-throated antwren is 11.5 to 13 cm (4.5 to 5.1 in) long; the holotype weighed 11.5 g (0.41 oz). Adult males have a black crown, a pale grayish white supercilium, a black streak through the eye, and pale grayish white ear coverts. Their back and rump are gray with dark gray to black scapulars that have wide white outer webs. They have a mixed black and white patch between the scapulars. Their wings are black with wide white tips on the coverts and brownish tips and white outer edges on the flight feathers. Voice: The ash-throated antwren's song is "a rapid, accelerating-decelerating, rising-falling series of rich notes, with a rising series of 2 or 3 introductory notes: pew-PEW-PEW-pee'e'E'E'E'e'e-e-e-e-u". Its call is "a rich, short tchew, often doubled or tripled".

Where it lives

Peru

When to see it

Best months: May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in November. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify an Ash-throated Antwren?: The ash-throated antwren is 11.5 to 13 cm (4.5 to 5.1 in) long; the holotype weighed 11.5 g (0.41 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is an Ash-throated Antwren?: The Ash-throated Antwren is a tiny sized bird weighing about 12 g.
Where can you see an Ash-throated Antwren?: The Ash-throated Antwren is endemic to Peru, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to an Ash-throated Antwren?: The Ash-throated Antwren is most easily confused with the Aripuana Antwren, the Predicted Antwren and the Roraiman Antwren.
Is the Ash-throated Antwren endangered?: The Ash-throated Antwren is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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