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Dugand's Antwren

Herpsilochmus dugandi

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestDomed nestTiny · 10 g
Dugand's Antwren (Herpsilochmus dugandi), photo 1
Photo: Kathy Richardson · CC BY 4.0
Dugand's Antwren (Herpsilochmus dugandi), photo 2
Photo: Kathy Richardson · CC BY 4.0
Dugand's Antwren (Herpsilochmus dugandi), photo 3
Photo: Kathy Richardson · CC BY 4.0
Dugand's Antwren (Herpsilochmus dugandi), photo 4
Photo: Kathy Richardson · CC BY 4.0
Dugand's Antwren (Herpsilochmus dugandi), photo 5
Photo: Kathy Richardson · CC BY 4.0
Dugand's Antwren (Herpsilochmus dugandi), photo 6
Photo: Kathy Richardson · CC BY 4.0
Dugand's Antwren (Herpsilochmus dugandi), photo 7
Photo: Kathy Richardson · CC BY 4.0

What the Dugand's Antwren sounds like

Sonogram of the Dugand's Antwren: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Orellana: 'Maxus' road km 37 (27 km SSE Pompeya), Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Dugand's Antwren: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Orellana: 'Maxus' road km 37 (27 km SSE Pompeya), Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Dugand's Antwren: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Sucumbíos: 'Sacha Lodge', n bank Río Napo, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

Dugand's antwren is 10 to 11.5 cm (3.9 to 4.5 in) long and weighs 9.3 to 11.3 g (0.33 to 0.40 oz). Adult males have a black crown and nape, a long pale gray to white supercilium, a black streak through the eye, and pale grayish ear coverts. Their back and rump are dark gray with black patches, white-edged black scapulars, and a large white patch between the scapulars. Their wings are black with white tips on the coverts and white edges towards the end of the flight feathers. Their tail is black with white tips and a long white streak on the central feathers. Voice: The song of Dugand's antwren is "a fairly rapid, accelerating series of rich notes...tchew-chew-tew-tew 'tu 'tu 'tu 'tututututu" and its call "a quiet tchew".

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When to see the Dugand's Antwren

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Dugand's Antwren

Regular range

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Ecuador Colombia Peru

About the Dugand's Antwren

Dugand's antwren is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Spot-tailed Antwren (Herpsilochmus sticturus) Spot-tailed AntwrenHerpsilochmus sticturusThe spot-tailed antwren is 9.5 to 10.5 cm (3.7 to 4.1 in) long and weighs 8 to 9 g (0.28 to 0.32 oz). Bahia Antwren (Herpsilochmus pileatus) Bahia AntwrenHerpsilochmus pileatusThe Bahia antwren is 10.5 to 11 cm (4.1 to 4.3 in) long and weighs about 9 g (0.32 oz). Todd's Antwren (Herpsilochmus stictocephalus) Todd's AntwrenHerpsilochmus stictocephalusTodd's antwren is 10 to 11 cm (3.9 to 4.3 in) long and weighs 8 to 9.5 g (0.28 to 0.34 oz).

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