How big is a Barred Antthrush?

The Barred Antthrush is a medium sized bird weighing about 72 g.

Where can you see a Barred Antthrush?

The Barred Antthrush occurs in 4 countries, including Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Colombia.

What does a Barred Antthrush sound like?

You can listen to 3 field recordings of the Barred Antthrush on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.

What birds look similar to a Barred Antthrush?

The Barred Antthrush is most easily confused with the Striated Antthrush, the Schwartz's Antthrush and the Rufous-tailed Antthrush.

Is the Barred Antthrush endangered?

The Barred Antthrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Barred Antthrush

Chamaeza mollissima

Antthrushes · Passeriformes · Rare

The Barred Antthrush (Chamaeza mollissima) is a rare antthrush found in 4 countries, weighing about 72 g. The barred antthrush is a species of bird in the family Formicariidae.

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About the Barred Antthrush

The barred antthrush is a species of bird in the family Formicariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

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How to identify it

The rufous-tailed antthrush is 19 to 20.5 cm (7.5 to 8.1 in) long and weighs about 69 to 80 g (2.4 to 2.8 oz). The sexes are alike. Adults have a chestnut to dark brown crown. They have whitish lores, a white streak with black bars behind their eye, a chestnut streak below the eye, and black and white barred ear coverts. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are mostly chestnut to dark brown with a slightly more rufescent rump and uppertail coverts. Their throat has narrow black and white bars. Their underparts are mostly dark brown to black with narrow white or buff bars and brown lower flanks. Voice: The barred antthrush's song is "a series of similar notes at even pace of 6–7 per second, increasing steadily in volume and in pitch...increasing variably throughout song or through first half and then levelling, sometimes pace slowing and pitch slightly lowering over final few seconds" and can last up to 30 seconds. It has been written as "pupupupupupupupupupupupupupuPUPUPUPUPU'PU'PU'PU' PU".

What the Barred Antthrush sounds like

Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where it lives

Ecuador Peru Bolivia Colombia

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Barred Antthrush?: The rufous-tailed antthrush is 19 to 20.5 cm (7.5 to 8.1 in) long and weighs about 69 to 80 g (2.4 to 2.8 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Barred Antthrush?: The Barred Antthrush is a medium sized bird weighing about 72 g.
Where can you see a Barred Antthrush?: The Barred Antthrush occurs in 4 countries, including Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Colombia.
What does a Barred Antthrush sound like?: You can listen to 3 field recordings of the Barred Antthrush on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
What birds look similar to a Barred Antthrush?: The Barred Antthrush is most easily confused with the Striated Antthrush, the Schwartz's Antthrush and the Rufous-tailed Antthrush.
Is the Barred Antthrush endangered?: The Barred Antthrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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