How do you identify an Ihering's Antwren?

Ihering's antwren is 8.5 to 9.5 cm (3.3 to 3.7 in) long and weighs 7.5 to 9 g (0.26 to 0.32 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is an Ihering's Antwren?

The Ihering's Antwren is a tiny sized bird weighing about 8 g.

Where can you see an Ihering's Antwren?

The Ihering's Antwren occurs in 3 countries, including Peru, Brazil and Bolivia.

What birds look similar to an Ihering's Antwren?

The Ihering's Antwren is most easily confused with the Salvadori's Antwren, the Band-tailed Antwren and the Leaden Antwren.

Is the Ihering's Antwren endangered?

The Ihering's Antwren is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Ihering's Antwren

Myrmotherula iheringi

Antbirds, Antshrikes, Antwrens, and Antvireos · Passeriformes · Rare

The Ihering's Antwren (Myrmotherula iheringi) is a rare antbirds, antshrikes, antwrens, and antvireo found in 3 countries, weighing about 8 g. Ihering's antwren is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds".

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About the Ihering's Antwren

Ihering's antwren is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.

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How to identify it

Ihering's antwren is 8.5 to 9.5 cm (3.3 to 3.7 in) long and weighs 7.5 to 9 g (0.26 to 0.32 oz). It is a smallish bird with a shortish tail. Adult males of all three subspecies have dark gray upperparts with a hidden white patch between the shoulders. Their wings are dark gray with white-tipped black coverts. Their tail is dark gray. Their lower cheeks, throat, upper breast, and center of their lower breast are black. The rest of their underparts are a paler gray than the upperparts except for a whitish center to the belly. Adult females of the nominate subspecies have blue-gray upperparts. Voice: The songs of the three subspecies of Ihering's antwren differ somewhat, but are generally "a countable series of intense, downslurred 'peer' notes". The song of subspecies M. i. oreni is higher pitched than those of the other two subspecies. The subspecies' calls are apparently alike, "a disyllabic 'pe-weet', second syllable a sharp downslurred whistle".

Where it lives

Peru Brazil Bolivia

When to see it

Best months: May, June, July, August, September, October, November, with peak activity in July. It is a variable species across most of its range.

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Quick questions

How do you identify an Ihering's Antwren?: Ihering's antwren is 8.5 to 9.5 cm (3.3 to 3.7 in) long and weighs 7.5 to 9 g (0.26 to 0.32 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is an Ihering's Antwren?: The Ihering's Antwren is a tiny sized bird weighing about 8 g.
Where can you see an Ihering's Antwren?: The Ihering's Antwren occurs in 3 countries, including Peru, Brazil and Bolivia.
What birds look similar to an Ihering's Antwren?: The Ihering's Antwren is most easily confused with the Salvadori's Antwren, the Band-tailed Antwren and the Leaden Antwren.
Is the Ihering's Antwren endangered?: The Ihering's Antwren is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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