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The white-breasted tapaculo is 11 cm (4.3 in) long. Males weigh 13 to 18 g (0.46 to 0.63 oz) and females 12.2 to 16 g (0.43 to 0.56 oz). The male's upper parts are blue-gray and its rump reddish brown. The throat, chest, and belly are white and the flanks and vent area are chestnut with dark barring. Males in a small part of its range have more extensive dark underparts. Females and immatures are similar to the males but have browner upper parts. Voice: The white-breasted tapaculo's song is a seven to eight second trill that increases in volume after the first one or two seconds . It often sings inside tree cavities.
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When to see the White-breasted Tapaculo
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-breasted Tapaculo
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the White-breasted Tapaculo
The white-breasted tapaculo is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is endemic to the Atlantic forest of southeastern Brazil.
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