About the Black-hooded Antwren
The black-hooded antwren is an Endangered Species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to Brazil.
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The black-hooded antwren is 11 cm (4.3 in) long. Adult males have a deep rufous back, rump, and uppertail coverts. They are otherwise almost entirely black, with white tips on the wing coverts and white flanks. The center of their throat and breast are black, their flanks white, and their undertail coverts have white bars. Adult females also have deep rufous upperparts. They are mostly olive-brown otherwise, which color is paler and buffier on their underparts. Their wings and tail are blackish with white tips on the coverts. Voice: The black-hooded antwren's song is a "high, level, rattling 'tjotjotjo---' (2-3 sec)" that is also described as a "three-second series of low-pitched tchóup calls". Its calls include a "soft 'chep-ep' " and an "explosive, nasal descending note that is often doubled".
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Where the Black-hooded Antwren lives
When to see the Black-hooded Antwren
Peak activity in October · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Sincora AntwrenFormicivora grantsauiThe Sincora antwren is 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long and weighs 8.5 to 11.5 g (0.30 to 0.41 oz).
Narrow-billed AntwrenFormicivora iheringiThe narrow-billed antwren is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long; one male weighed 8.2 g (0.29 oz).
Serra AntwrenFormicivora serranaAntwrens in the genus Formicivora have comparatively long tails, and the males are unusual in having underparts that are darker than the upperparts.
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