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The white-lined antbird is 14 to 14.5 cm (5.5 to 5.7 in) long and weighs 28 to 31 g (0.99 to 1.1 oz). Both sexes have a prominent crest. Adult males are mostly blackish gray, with their head and breast being the darkest and their flanks the lightest shades. They have a white patch between their scapulars. Their outermost primaries have a narrow white edge and their wing coverts have white tips. Adult females have a cinnamon-rufous crown. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are reddish yellow-brown with cinnamon-rufous edges on the wing coverts. Their face is grayish. Voice: The white-lined antbird's song is "a descending, accelerating series of hollow whistles, with a noticeably long space between the first note and the rest of the song: TEW tew-tew-tew'tew'tew'tu'tutu". Its call is "a hollow, musical chew note" that is often followed by "a growled reeh".
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When to see the White-lined Antbird
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the White-lined Antbird
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the White-lined Antbird
The white-lined antbird is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.
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Easily confused with
Black-tailed AntbirdMyrmoborus melanurusThe black-tailed antbird is 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long and weighs an average of about 18 g (0.63 oz).
White-browed AntbirdMyrmoborus leucophrysThe white-browed antbird is 12 to 13.5 cm (4.7 to 5.3 in) long and weighs 18 to 22 g (0.63 to 0.78 oz).
Side by side: Black-faced Antbird vs White-lined Antbird
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