Birds of the World

    PASSERIFORMES: Thamnophilidae (Antbirds)  
Genus: Sciaphylax (2 species)


Northern Chestnut-tailed Antbird
Northern Chestnut-tailed Antbird (Sciaphylax castanea) Male
Range: SA: w Amazonia
Waqanki, Moyobamba, Peru  
   
Photograph by Bruno Conjeaud   © All Rights Reserved.

Northern Chestnut-tailed Antbird
Northern Chestnut-tailed Antbird (Sciaphylax castanea) Female
Range: SA: w Amazonia
Arena Blanca, Peru  
   
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.

Virtually identical to Southern Chestnut-tailed Antbird, but note vocal differences.

Southern Chestnut-tailed Antbird
Southern Chestnut-tailed Antbird (Sciaphylax hemimelaena) Male
Range: SA: s Amazonia
Puerto Maldonado, Peru  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Southern Chestnut-tailed Antbird
Southern Chestnut-tailed Antbird (Sciaphylax hemimelaena) Female
Range: SA: s Amazonia
Puerto Maldonado, Peru  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Virtually identical to Northern Chestnut-tailed Antbird, but note vocal differences.
Male showing white belly.


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