About the Bananal Antbird
The Bananal antbird is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to central Brazil.
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The Bananal antbird is 16 cm (6.3 in) long; one individual weighed 15 g (0.53 oz). Adult males are almost entirely black, with white edges on their outer scapulars, a white patch between them, and a hidden white patch under them. Their wing coverts and tail feathers have white tips and their flight feathers have white inner edges. Females are mostly gray, with white in the same places as the male and thin white streaks on their throat and breast. Voice: The Bananal antbird's song is a "hurried, squeaky 'tudr-tudr-tudr' " that is "randomly combined" with the "very fast, very high 'wididi' " call.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in June · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Rio Branco AntbirdCercomacra carbonariaThe Rio Branco antbird is 14 to 15.5 cm (5.5 to 6.1 in) long; one individual weighed 14.5 g (0.51 oz).
Rio de Janeiro AntbirdCercomacra brasilianaThe Rio de Janeiro antbird is 13 to 14 cm (5.1 to 5.5 in) long.
Manu AntbirdCercomacra manuThe Manu antbird is 14 to 15.5 cm (5.5 to 6.1 in) long and weighs 16 to 20 g (0.56 to 0.71 oz).
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