Adult male © Ian Thompson eBird S39868144 Macaulay Library ML 71671231
Adult female © Ian Thompson
Adult male © Ian Thompson

Ihering's Antwren Myrmotherula iheringi

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Identification

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Small understory antwren. Males are dark gray with an extensive black throat (extending farther down than in Long-winged Antwren); females are tan below, gray above. Both sexes have white wing spots; this is an especially helpful feature in identifying females. Found in areas of tangled understory in mature rainforest; largely restricted to bamboo patches in areas with bamboo. Usually rarer than the similar Long-winged Antwren, and differs in voice; its song is a slow series of punctuated downslurred whistles “pew, pew, pew, pew, . . .” unlike the high wheezy song of Long-winged Antwren.

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