How do you identify a Manicore Warbling Antbird?

The Manicore warbling antbird is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long and weighs about 12.5 g (0.44 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Manicore Warbling Antbird?

The Manicore Warbling Antbird is a tiny sized bird weighing about 13 g.

Where can you see a Manicore Warbling Antbird?

The Manicore Warbling Antbird is endemic to Brazil, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Manicore Warbling Antbird?

The Manicore Warbling Antbird is most easily confused with the Rondonia Warbling Antbird, the Imeri Warbling Antbird and the Yellow-browed Antbird.

Is the Manicore Warbling Antbird endangered?

The Manicore Warbling Antbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Manicore Warbling Antbird

Hypocnemis rondoni

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

The Manicore Warbling Antbird (Hypocnemis rondoni) is a legendary antbirds, antshrikes, antwrens, and antvireo found only in Brazil, weighing about 13 g. The Manicore warbling antbird or Manicore antwarbler, is a species of insectivorous bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds".

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About the Manicore Warbling Antbird

The Manicore warbling antbird or Manicore antwarbler, is a species of insectivorous bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to Brazil.

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How to identify it

The Manicore warbling antbird is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long and weighs about 12.5 g (0.44 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 mantle and back are blackish with whitish and olive-brown edges to the feathers. They have a white patch between their olive-brown scapulars. Their lower back is dark yellowish brown that becomes rustier towards the rump. Their flight feathers are brown with rufous edges and their wing coverts olive-brown to black with white tips. Voice: The Manicore warbling antbird's song "commence with a long downslurred note followed by an accelerating series of abrupt notes (typically at least seven, and usually 9–10)." Its common call is unique among the H. cantator complex; this call is what initially marked the bird as a new taxon. The call "typically consists of four, less often three or five, notes.

Where it lives

Brazil

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Manicore Warbling Antbird?: The Manicore warbling antbird is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long and weighs about 12.5 g (0.44 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Manicore Warbling Antbird?: The Manicore Warbling Antbird is a tiny sized bird weighing about 13 g.
Where can you see a Manicore Warbling Antbird?: The Manicore Warbling Antbird is endemic to Brazil, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Manicore Warbling Antbird?: The Manicore Warbling Antbird is most easily confused with the Rondonia Warbling Antbird, the Imeri Warbling Antbird and the Yellow-browed Antbird.
Is the Manicore Warbling Antbird endangered?: The Manicore Warbling Antbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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