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Bertoni's antbird is 12.5 to 13.5 cm (4.9 to 5.3 in) long; one individual weighed 10 g (0.35 oz). Adult males have a black crown, a white supercilium, a wide black band through the eye, and white cheeks with black speckles. Their upperparts are mostly reddish yellow-brown with few black feathers, a (usually hidden) white patch between the scapulars, and a rufous rump. Their wings are brownish black with paler edges on the flight feathers and wide white tips on black coverts. Their tail is dark brown to blackish brown with wide white tips on the feathers. Voice: The song of Bertoni's antbird is a "series of about 6-10 thin, sharp notes, starting very high, descending steeply, and accelerating to drawn-out last two notes". It has been written as "cheep cheep cheep chip chip chewy chewy". Its calls "include long ...somewhat harsh and complaining notes in short series of 4–6, similar but harsher and longer...notes in triplets".
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When to see the Bertoni's Antbird
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Bertoni's Antbird
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About the Bertoni's Antbird
Bertoni's antbird is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
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Easily confused with
Dusky-tailed AntbirdDrymophila maluraThe dusky-tailed antbird is 13 to 14.5 cm (5.1 to 5.7 in) long and weighs 11 to 13 g (0.39 to 0.46 oz).
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