White-bibbed Antbird (Myrmoderus loricatus) | Photos and ID

LCLeast ConcernEndemicInvertebrates

ForestCup nestSmall · 16 g

White-bibbed Antbird (Myrmoderus loricatus), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Tristan Jobin, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

White-bibbed Antbird (Myrmoderus loricatus), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Diogo Luiz, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

White-bibbed Antbird (Myrmoderus loricatus), photo 4 — Photo: (c) filipeprates, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

White-bibbed Antbird (Myrmoderus loricatus), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Daniel S. Katz, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

White-bibbed Antbird (Myrmoderus loricatus), photo 6 — Photo: (c) agujaceratops, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

White-bibbed Antbird (Myrmoderus loricatus), photo 7 — Photo: (c) filipeprates, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

White-bibbed Antbird (Myrmoderus loricatus), photo 8 — Photo: (c) filipeprates, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

The white-bibbed antbird is 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long. Adult males have a black crown with wide rufous-chestnut edges to the feathers. They have a long white supercilium on an otherwise mostly black face. Their upperparts and tail are mostly rufous-chestnut with a white patch between their scapulars. Their flight feathers are rufous-chestnut and their wing coverts black with wide white tips. Their chin is black. Their throat and underparts to the crissum are white with black scallops on the breast; their crissum is light ochre-brown. Voice: The white-bibbed antbird's song is an "extr. high, descending, rapid series of 3-5 whispered, sawing double 'siweesiwee-see' notes". Its call is a "very/extr. high, very fast 'tritititi' ".

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When to see the White-bibbed Antbird

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the White-bibbed Antbird

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Brazil

About the White-bibbed Antbird

The white-bibbed antbird is a species of passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to Brazil.

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Easily confused with

Ferruginous-backed AntbirdMyrmoderus ferrugineusThe ferruginous-backed antbird is 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long and weighs 24 to 29 g (0.85 to 1.0 oz).

Scalloped AntbirdMyrmoderus ruficaudaThe scalloped antbird is 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long.

Cordillera Azul AntbirdMyrmoderus eowilsoniThe Cordillera Azul antbird is 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long and weighs 24.7 to 29.0 g (0.87 to 1.0 oz).

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