About the Spot-backed Antwren
The spot-backed antwren is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela.
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The spot-backed antwren is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 9.5 to 10.5 g (0.34 to 0.37 oz). Adult males have a black crown and nape, a long white supercilium, a black streak through the eye, and grayish ear coverts. Their back and rump are dark gray with white edges on most back feathers and blackish patches. They have white-edged black scapulars and a hidden white patch between them. Their flight feathers are gray and black with white edges towards the end; their wing coverts are black with white tips. Their tail is black with white feather tips and white outermost feathers. Voice: The spot-backed antwren's song is a "very high, fast, slightly rising, then descending and fading, trilling 'wiwiwurrrrrrr' series" that lasts about two seconds. Its call is "a short...downslurred plaintive note, repeated often but irregularly".
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in French Guiana.
When to see it
Peak activity in July · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Dugand's AntwrenHerpsilochmus dugandiDugand's antwren is 10 to 11.5 cm (3.9 to 4.5 in) long and weighs 9.3 to 11.3 g (0.33 to 0.40 oz).
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