About the Pectoral Antwren
The pectoral antwren is a Vulnerable species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to Brazil.
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The pectoral antwren is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long. Adult males have a black crown and nape with white spots around the former, a long whitish supercilium, a narrow black streak through the eye, and grayish ear coverts. Their back and rump are gray with a black and white patch between the scapulars and white-tipped uppertail coverts. Their wings are black with white-tipped coverts and flight feathers with white edges towards the end. Their innermost tail feathers are black with white edges, the outermost entirely white, and those in between black with white tips. Voice: The pectoral antwren's song is a "high, very fast chattering series of 'tututjdrrrrrr' notes, which rise rather sharply at the start and may finish slightly falling-off to an abrupt ending". Its call is "a flat 'caa' ".
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What the Pectoral Antwren sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in November · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Roraiman AntwrenHerpsilochmus roraimaeThe Roraiman antwren is 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long and has the longest tail within genus Herpsilochmus.
Ancient AntwrenHerpsilochmus gentryiThe ancient antwren is small passerine, with a total length of 10-11 centimeters (4 in) and weight of 10.2-11 grams.
Predicted AntwrenHerpsilochmus praedictusThe predicted antwren is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long and weighs about 11 g (0.39 oz).
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