Klages's Antbird

Drymophila klagesi

Stunning small bird with long, white-tipped tail. Head, back and breast streaked black-and-white in male; female also streaked but back and crown are rufous. Both sexes show rufous rump and belly. Wings have contrasting white spots and wingbars. Often in pairs in bamboo thickets or at edges of montane forest. Hard to see but easy to hear, raspy song starting with two strong peeps followed by two or three longer, wheezy notes. No similar species in range.

Taxonomy

Scientific name
Drymophila klagesi
Authority
Hellmayr & Seilern, 1912
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Thamnophilidae
Genus
Drymophila

Range and habitat

Migration
Resident species

Conservation

Population trend
stable

Photos

Distribution

Bird Calls

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