Barred Antthrush

About the Barred Antthrush

The barred antthrush (Chamaeza mollissima) is a species of bird in the family Formicariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. The barred antthrush has two subspecies, the nominate C. m. mollissima (Sclater, PL, 1855) and C. m. yungae (Carriker, 1935).

The rufous-tailed antthrush is 19 to 20.5 cm (7.5 to 8.1 in) long and weighs about 69 to 80 g (2.4 to 2.8 oz). The sexes are alike. Adults have a chestnut to dark brown crown. They have whitish lores, a white streak with black bars behind their eye, a chestnut streak below the eye, and black and white barred ear coverts. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are mostly chestnut to dark brown with a slightly more rufescent rump and uppertail coverts. Their throat has narrow black and white bars. Their underparts are mostly dark brown to black with narrow white or buff bars and brown lower flanks. Their iris is dark brown, their bill black with a dark brown base to the mandible, and their legs and feet gray-brown. Subspecies C. m. yungae is darker than the nominate, with broken rather than uniform pale bars on their underparts that give a somewhat spotted look. Wikipedia →