About the Cherrie's Antwren
Cherrie's antwren is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela.
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Cherrie's antwren is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs 7.5 to 9 g (0.26 to 0.32 oz). It is a smallish bird with a tiny tail. Adult males have a black and white streaked face. Their crown, back, and rump are black with white streaks. They have a narrow white patch between the shoulders. Their tail is black with white edges and tips to the feathers. Their wings are black with white tips on the coverts and white edges on the flight feathers. Their throat, breast, and belly are white and their flanks and crissum grayer. Black streaks extend from the throat to the flanks and belly. Voice: The song of Cherrie's antwren is a "short, very high, sharp, rattling trill, slightly rising at start". Its call is a "high, nasal 'tjeew' or 'teetjuw' ".
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Peru.
When to see it
Peak activity in January · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Guianan Streaked AntwrenMyrmotherula surinamensisThe Guianan streaked antwren is 9 to 10.5 cm (3.5 to 4.1 in) long and weighs 7.5 to 9 g (0.26 to 0.32 oz).
Leaden AntwrenMyrmotherula assimilisThe leaden antwren is 9 to 10.5 cm (3.5 to 4.1 in) long and weighs 8.2 to 10.5 g (0.29 to 0.37 oz).
Salvadori's AntwrenMyrmotherula minorSalvadori's antwren is about 9 cm (3.5 in) long.
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