Female © Jake Zadik
Male © Peter Kaestner
Male © Nick Athanas

Zimmer's Antbird Sciaphylax castanea

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Identification

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Scarce antbird found in rainforest understory in lowland and foothills of eastern Ecuador, northeastern Peru, and southern Colombia. Male is brown with a gray head, black breast, whitish belly, chestnut tail, and buffy wingbars; white patch on the back is usually concealed. Female’s breast is chestnut instead of black. Very similar to Chestnut-tailed Antbird, but note range and voice. Song is an accelerating, rising series of whistles; it sometimes falls in pitch near the end.

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