Rufous-tailed Antbird

Drymophila genei

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernEndemicInvertebratesForestTiny · 11 g

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The rufous-tailed antbird is 13 to 14 cm (5.1 to 5.5 in) long. Adult males have a black crown, a white supercilium, a black band through the eye, and white cheeks with black speckles. Their back is olive-brown with black spots and a white patch between the scapulars. Their rump and tail are rufous. Their flight feathers are rufous and wing coverts black with white tips. Their throat and breast are white with black spots that are larger on the latter. Their flanks and crissum are plain rufous-brown. Females have a rufous-brown crown and nape with blackish streaks. Voice: The rufous-tailed antbird's song is a "series of 6-7 notes, starting with very high 'sih', then jumping to lower nasal 'theèh' notes, the total as 'síhtjeè-tjeèh-tjeèh' ". Its calls "include flat, thin, somewhat high-pitched, short...notes in groups of 3–6 and similar groups of longer..raspy 'chirrs', closely spaced".

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When to see the Rufous-tailed Antbird

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Rufous-tailed Antbird

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Rufous-tailed Antbird

The rufous-tailed antbird is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to Brazil.

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