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Guianan Warbling Antbird

Hypocnemis cantator

Least ConcernInvertebratesForestDomed nestTiny · 12 g

About the Guianan Warbling Antbird

The Guianan warbling antbird, or Guianan antwarbler, is an insectivorous bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.

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The Guianan warbling antbird is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 10 to 14 g (0.35 to 0.49 oz). Adult males have a black crown with a white central streak and a white supercilium on an otherwise black and white speckled face. Their upperparts are olive-gray with a white patch between the scapulars; the center of the patch has black and white speckles. Their rump is rufous. Their flight feathers are brown with yellowish olive-brown edges and their wing coverts black with white tips. Their tail is brown with pale buff tips to the feathers. Their throat is very pale gray. Voice: The male Guianan warbling antbird's song is "a series of clear notes ... that become raspy rather abruptly, ... accelerating and comprising a short initial note, then 2–6 notes of similar shape and peak frequency, but at a lower peak frequency than the short first note, before an abrupt shift to a third group of 1–4 similar notes at an even higher peak frequency than the initial note".

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Where the Guianan Warbling Antbird lives

Regular rangeRare visitor

Recorded as a rare visitor in Peru, Ecuador.

When to see the Guianan Warbling Antbird

Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

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