About the Plain-throated Antwren
The plain-throated antwren is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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The plain-throated antwren is 8.5 to 10 cm (3.3 to 3.9 in) long and weighs 9 to 12 g (0.32 to 0.42 oz). It has a very short tail. Adult males of the nominate subspecies are mostly gray that is paler on their underside. They have a whitish throat, a white patch between their scapulars, and white spots on their uppertail coverts. Their wings and tail are blackish brown with white edges on the flight feathers and white tips on the wing coverts and tail feathers. Voice: The plain-throated antwren's song is a "series of very high, crescendoing, slightly accelerating 'weec' notes". Its call is a "very high, strident 'wic' ".
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What the Plain-throated Antwren sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in August · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
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