White-browed Antpitta
Hylopezus ochroleucus
The White-browed Antpitta (Hylopezus ochroleucus) is a rare antpitta found only in Brazil, weighing about 28 g. The white-browed antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae.
About the White-browed Antpitta
The white-browed antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to Brazil.
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How to identify it
The white-browed antpitta is 12 to 14 cm (4.7 to 5.5 in) long and weighs about 28 g (0.99 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have white to buffy white lores. They have a white to buffy white streak with thin black borders behind the eye. Their ear coverts are buffy olive or grayish olive with faint white streaks. Their forehead, crown, and nape are gray-olive and their upperparts and tail are olive-gray. Their flight feathers are a brownish olive-gray with ochraceous edges on the front of the primaries. Their wing coverts are dark with light buff tips. Voice: The white-browed antpitta's song is a "series in 3 parts, 1st ascending, 2nd with double-noted notes, last 3-noted, sounding like 'piupiu-piupiu tetju tetju tetju tetjutu' ". The species sings from a low perch within thick foliage.
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: January, February, March, April, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in January. It is a variable species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a White-browed Antpitta?
- The white-browed antpitta is 12 to 14 cm (4.7 to 5.5 in) long and weighs about 28 g (0.99 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a White-browed Antpitta?
- The White-browed Antpitta is a small sized bird weighing about 28 g.
- Where can you see a White-browed Antpitta?
- The White-browed Antpitta is endemic to Brazil, which is the only country where it occurs.
- What birds look similar to a White-browed Antpitta?
- The White-browed Antpitta is most easily confused with the Alta Floresta Antpitta, the Spotted Antpitta and the Masked Antpitta.
- Is the White-browed Antpitta endangered?
- The White-browed Antpitta is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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