About the Black-headed Antthrush
The black-headed antthrush is a species of bird in the family Formicariidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama.
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The black-headed antthrush is about 18 cm (7.1 in) long; four individuals weighed 58 to 68 g (2.0 to 2.4 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a dark dusky brown to blackish crown. Their face and throat are black with a ring of bluish white bare skin around the eye. Their back, rump, and wings are dark chestnut-brown, their uppertail coverts dark rufescent brown, and their tail black. Their flight feathers have dusky inner edges and a wide cinnamon band at the base. Their upper breast is blackish gray, their belly gray, and their undertail coverts rufous. Voice: The black-headed antthrush's song is "a trill of c. 10 notes per second at 1·5–2 kHz, first falling, then rising in pitch". Both sexes sing, commonly from the ground. Its call is "a short 'chweep' ".
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What the Black-headed Antthrush sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in December · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Rufous-capped AntthrushFormicarius colmaThe Formicarius colma is generally a small bird, averaging around 18 cm with males weighing between 38 and 49 grams and females between 41 and 49 grams.
Rufous-breasted AntthrushFormicarius rufipectusThe rufous-breasted antthrush is 18 to 19 cm (7.1 to 7.5 in) long.
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