Listen to the White-browed antbird
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About the White-browed antbird
The White-browed antbird is a bird in the family Thamnophilidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 22 g.
What does the White-browed antbird sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The white-browed antbird (Myrmoborus leucophrys) is a species of perching bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Related birds in the genus Myrmoborus
More from the family Thamnophilidae
Barred antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus
White-cheeked antbird
Gymnopithys leucaspis
Dusky antbird
Cercomacra tyrannina
Ocellated antbird
Phaenostictus mcleannani
Spotted antbird
Hylophylax naevioides
Long-winged antwren
Myrmotherula longipennis
Black-throated antbird
Myrmeciza atrothorax
Rufous-margined antwren
Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus
Banded antbird
Dichrozona cincta
Dot-backed antbird
Hylophylax punctulatus
Acre antshrike
Thamnophilus divisorius
Frequently asked questions
What does a White-browed antbird sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the White-browed antbird on this page, including its song. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the White-browed antbird endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the White-browed antbird as “least concern”.
What family does the White-browed antbird belong to?
The White-browed antbird (Myrmoborus leucophrys) belongs to the family Thamnophilidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Zamora-Chinchipe: 'Cabañas Yankuam' 2 km S Las Orchideas… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Zamora-Chinchipe: 'Cabañas Yankuam' 2 km S Las Orchideas… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1266655 – CC0
- Wikipedia: White-browed antbird – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Hector Bottai – CC BY-SA 4.0