Southern Chestnut-tailed Antbird (Sciaphylax hemimelaena)
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Southern Chestnut-tailed Antbird

Sciaphylax hemimelaena (Sclater, PL, 1857)

16 gWeight

Busiest months: July · Most records: Peru, Brazil, Bolivia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Southern Chestnut-tailed Antbird has been recorded at 56 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Los Amigos Biological StationPeru775 records
  2. Manu BiolodgePeru441 records
  3. Amazonía LodgePeru426 records
More places
  1. Tambopata Research CenterPeru322 records
  2. Secret Forest LodgePeru319 records
  3. Explorer's InnPeru305 records
  4. Rio Branco – Ramal do NocaBrazil272 records
  5. Pantiacolla LodgePeru237 records
  6. Refugio Amazonas LodgePeru223 records
  7. Estación Biológica de Cocha CashuPeru217 records

Countries and regions with the most records

PeruBrazilBolivia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Southern Chestnut-tailed Antbird?

The Southern Chestnut-tailed Antbird weighs around 16 g.

Where does the Southern Chestnut-tailed Antbird live?

Its breeding range: South America: southern Amazonia. It is most often recorded in Peru, Brazil and Bolivia.

When is the best time to see the Southern Chestnut-tailed Antbird?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in July (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Southern Chestnut-tailed Antbird endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Southern Chestnut-tailed Antbird as Least Concern.

What does the Southern Chestnut-tailed Antbird eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Southern Chestnut-tailed Antbird in?

It belongs to the family Antbirds (Thamnophilidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
16 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
55 mm
Tail
38 mm
Bill
16 mm
Tarsus
23 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

South America: southern Amazonia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Antbirds Thamnophilidae
Genus
Sciaphylax

Other birds in the genus Sciaphylax

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Southern Chestnut-tailed Antbird

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