Spot-crowned Antvireo
Dysithamnus puncticeps
The Spot-crowned Antvireo (Dysithamnus puncticeps) is a rare antbirds, antshrikes, antwrens, and antvireo found in 4 countries, weighing about 15 g. The spot-crowned antvireo is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds".
About the Spot-crowned Antvireo
The spot-crowned antvireo is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama.
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How to identify it
The spot-crowned antvireo is 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 15 to 17 g (0.53 to 0.60 oz). Adult males have a dark gray forehead, crown, and nape heavily marked with white spots. Their ear coverts are grayish. Their upperparts are grayish olive with a hidden white patch between the scapulars. Their flight feathers are dark grayish olive with wide buffy grayish edges; their wing coverts are blackish with white tips. Their tail is dark grayish olive with white tips on the feathers. Voice: The spot-crowned antvireo's song is "a rapid...trill, notes not countable, pitch first rising slightly, falling slightly terminally, pace constant initially, then accelerating slightly towards end". Its calls include a "short descending 'chirr' ".
What the Spot-crowned Antvireo sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
The Spot-crowned Antvireo can be seen all year round, with peak activity in March. It is a resident species across most of its range.
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Quick questions
- How do you identify a Spot-crowned Antvireo?
- The spot-crowned antvireo is 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 15 to 17 g (0.53 to 0.60 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Spot-crowned Antvireo?
- The Spot-crowned Antvireo is a tiny sized bird weighing about 15 g.
- Where can you see a Spot-crowned Antvireo?
- The Spot-crowned Antvireo occurs in 4 countries, including Panama, Colombia, Ecuador and Costa Rica.
- What does a Spot-crowned Antvireo sound like?
- You can listen to 3 field recordings of the Spot-crowned Antvireo on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
- What birds look similar to a Spot-crowned Antvireo?
- The Spot-crowned Antvireo is most easily confused with the Streak-crowned Antvireo, the Spot-breasted Antvireo and the Rufous-backed Antvireo.
- Is the Spot-crowned Antvireo endangered?
- The Spot-crowned Antvireo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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