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The 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). It is a small bird with a short tail. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a medium gray crown, back, and rump with a hidden white patch between the shoulders. Their wing coverts are medium gray with white tips and their flight feathers are dusky. Their tail is gray. Their underparts are pale gray that is palest on the throat. Adult females have a medium brownish gray to olive gray crown, back, and rump with a hidden white patch between the shoulders. Voice: The leaden antwren's song is "an accelerating, descending trill: tew tew-tew-tew'tew'tew'tew'tu'tu'teerrrrrrrru". Its call is "a short, downslurred snew, emphatic and somewhat harsh".
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When to see the Leaden Antwren
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Leaden Antwren
The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Leaden Antwren
The leaden antwren is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru.
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Easily confused with
Salvadori's AntwrenMyrmotherula minorSalvadori's antwren is about 9 cm (3.5 in) long.
Ihering's AntwrenMyrmotherula iheringiIhering'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).
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).
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