About the Stripe-backed Antbird
The stripe-backed antbird is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.
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The stripe-backed antbird is 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long and weighs 23 to 26 g (0.81 to 0.92 oz). Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a white supercilium and a dark line through the eye on an otherwise buffy face. Their crown, neck, and back are rufous with black streaks; their rump and uppertail coverts are plain rufous. Their central tail feathers are rufous and the outer ones black with white outer edges and tips. Their wings are black with some rufous on the edges of the flight feathers; their wing coverts are black with white tips. Their throat and breast are black. Voice: The two subspecies of the stripe-backed antbird appear to have the same song. It is a "ery/extr. high, sharp 'sreet-soweét' " that is sometimes followed by a "strident, slightly descending 'sreet-sreet-sreet-sruw-sruw' ". The species' call is "a long...whistle, entirely downslurred or slightly rising and falling".
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Spot-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus puncticepsThe 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).
Scaled AntbirdDrymophila squamataThe scaled antbird is 12 to 14 cm (4.7 to 5.5 in) long and weighs 10.5 to 11 g (0.37 to 0.39 oz).
Long-winged AntwrenMyrmotherula longipennisThe long-winged antwren is 9 to 10.5 cm (3.5 to 4.1 in) long and weighs 8 to 10 g (0.28 to 0.35 oz).
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