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The Mato Grosso antbird is 16 to 16.5 cm (6.3 to 6.5 in) long and weighs 18.5 to 19.5 g (0.65 to 0.69 oz). Adult males are almost entirely black, with white edges on their outer scapulars, a white patch between them, and a hidden white patch under them. Their wing coverts and tail feathers have white tips and their flight feathers have white inner edges. Females have an olive-grey head and upperparts with a white interscapular patch. Their wings and tail are dark gray; their wing coverts and tail feathers have white tips. Voice: The male Mato Grosso antbird's song is a "ery low, very dry, froglike 'krokreéeh-tjow' " that is often answered by the female's "high, strident 'chip-chip- -' ".
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When to see the Mato Grosso Antbird
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Mato Grosso Antbird
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Mato Grosso Antbird
The Mato Grosso antbird is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.
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Easily confused with
Manu AntbirdCercomacra manuThe Manu antbird is 14 to 15.5 cm (5.5 to 6.1 in) long and weighs 16 to 20 g (0.56 to 0.71 oz).
Rio Branco AntbirdCercomacra carbonariaThe Rio Branco antbird is 14 to 15.5 cm (5.5 to 6.1 in) long; one individual weighed 14.5 g (0.51 oz).
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