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The white-breasted antbird is 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long and weighs 28 to 34 g (0.99 to 1.2 oz). Both sexes have a crest and a pale greenish yellow ring of bare skin around the eye. Adult males have a black forehead, crown, and nape. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are olive-brown with rufous edges on the wing feathers. Their face, throat, and breast are white and the rest of their underparts olive-gray. Voice: The white-breasted antbird's song "begins with long, slurred whistle, followed by 6–7 shorter whistles that become more downslurred, ending with 2–4 burry notes at lower pitch"; the final notes are sometimes omitted. Its calls include a "harsh, vibrant 'chirr' abrupt 'chip' ".
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When to see the White-breasted Antbird
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is June, the month with the most records.
Where to see the White-breasted Antbird
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the White-breasted Antbird
The white-breasted antbird is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to Brazil.
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Easily confused with
Chestnut-crested AntbirdRhegmatorhina cristataThe chestnut-crested antbird is 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long.
Harlequin AntbirdRhegmatorhina berlepschiThe harlequin antbird is 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long.
Bare-eyed AntbirdRhegmatorhina gymnopsThe bare-eyed antbird is 13.5 to 14.5 cm (5.3 to 5.7 in) long and weighs about 27 to 30 g (0.95 to 1.1 oz).
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