Sincora Antwren

Formicivora grantsaui

Vulnerable · IUCN Red List

VUVulnerableEndemicInvertebratesUrbanTiny · 10 g

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The Sincora antwren is 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long and weighs 8.5 to 11.5 g (0.30 to 0.41 oz). Adult males have a white supercilium that extends down the neck and along the sides of the breast and belly. Their crown and upperparts are generally deep brown; the color is grayer on the forehead and brighter on the mantle and scapulars. Their wing coverts are black with white spots on the ends and their flight feathers are dark brownish gray with thin brown outer edges. Their tail feathers are gray and black with narrow white tips on the central ones and wide white tips on the rest. Voice: The Sincora antwren's song is a "slow (2 notes/sec) series of very short, very high 'tjew' notes". It has "a distinctive two-part alarm call containing more than 2 (rarely only 2) notes".

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When to see the Sincora Antwren

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Where to see the Sincora Antwren

Regular range

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About the Sincora Antwren

The Sincora antwren is a small, Vulnerable species of passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to a small area of eastern Brazil.

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