Sclater's Antwren

Myrmotherula sclateri

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestTiny · 8 g

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Sclater's antwren is 8 to 8.5 cm (3.1 to 3.3 in) long and weighs 8 to 10 g (0.28 to 0.35 oz). It is a smallish bird with a short tail. Adult males have a black and white streaked face and neck with yellow cheeks and a wide black "moustache". Their crown is black with light yellow streaks; the rest of their upperparts are black with whitish streaks. They have a light yellow patch between the shoulders. Their tail is black with white edges and tips to the feathers. Their wings are black with wide white edges on the coverts and narrower white edges on the flight feathers. Voice: The song of Sclater's antwren is a "short, slow series of 4-6 well-separated 'peuw' notes".

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When to see the Sclater's Antwren

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Sclater's Antwren

Regular range

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Sclater's Antwren

Sclater's antwren is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.

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