About the Foothill Stipplethroat
The foothill stipplethroat, previously called the foothill antwren, is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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The foothill stipplethroat is 10 to 11 cm (3.9 to 4.3 in) long and weighs 9 to 10.5 g (0.32 to 0.37 oz). Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a mostly gray face and a black throat with white spots. They have a brown-tinged dark gray crown and back, a dark reddish yellow-brown rump, and a dark brown tail and flight feathers. Their wing coverts are blackish brown with pale buff or white tips. Their breast and upper belly are gray and their lower belly, flanks, and undertail coverts reddish yellow-brown. Voice: The foothill stipplethroat's song is "a trill of abrupt, sibilant notes first ascending sharply and then gradually dropping in pitch". Its calls include a "short, high-pitched rattle".
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What the Foothill Stipplethroat sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in January · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Brown-bellied StipplethroatEpinecrophylla gutturalisThe brown-bellied stipplethroat is 9.5 to 10.5 cm (3.7 to 4.1 in) long and weighs 7.5 to 9.5 g (0.26 to 0.34 oz).
Rufous-backed StipplethroatEpinecrophylla haematonotaThe rufous-backed stipplethroat is 10 to 11 cm (3.9 to 4.3 in) long and weighs 8 to 10.5 g (0.28 to 0.37 oz).
Rufous-tailed StipplethroatEpinecrophylla erythruraThe rufous-tailed stipplethroat is 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 9.5 to 12.5 g (0.34 to 0.44 oz).
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