Split from the Spot-winged Antbird. Main visual difference from Spot-winged Antbird is that the female has a brown and not grey head. Generally found in the Andean foothills. | ||||
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Often common in 'tierra firma' unflooded forest, and up to 1000m on Andean slope. Usually near water in dense brush close to the ground. | ||||||||||||
Similar to Spot-winged Antbird, but female does not have grey head, and this species has a distinctive song. But both species make similar foragins sounds, The Slate-colored seems to prefer primary forest, while the Spot-winged is often near water or degraded thicker forest. The spots on this species may be finer/smaller than the Spot-winged. | ||||||||||||
