359:
68:
283:, a wide area around their eye, their chin, and their throat are white. Juveniles are a duller rufous chestnut, with less white on the face and with sooty brown replacing the adult's black on the head. Adults have a brown or dark brown iris and brownish orange or ochre orange legs and feet. Juveniles' iris is dark gray and their legs and feet gray-tinged dirty yellow. All ages have a blackish slate bill with silvery white
189:
43:
424:
its known range are poorly known, but its habitat has been damaged by the construction of an oil pipeline, and several roads are planned. Obligate ant-followers are usually some of the first species to be lost from fragmented forests so this species is likely to be declining due to these pressures."
423:
originally in 1994 assessed the white-masked antbird as Data
Deficient and since 2008 as Near Threatened. It is known from only a few sites within a very limited range and its estimated population of between 1500 and 7000 mature individuals is believed to be decreasing. "Rates of habitat loss within
307:
that grows on white sand soil. Its floor typically has a thick layer of humus and dead leaves, and the trees reach a height of about 30 m (100 ft). All of the known sites are below an elevation of 300 m (1,000 ft).
255:
from its discovery in 1937 until 2001 when its status as a species was confirmed. It had been suggested instead to be a hybrid of two antbird species. It shares genus
821:
754:
341:
swarms. It typically forages near the front of the ant swarm, sallying or dropping to the ground from a low perch. Up to four have been observed at a swarm.
275:
The white-masked antbird is about 14 cm (5.5 in) long. The sexes are alike. Adults are mostly bright rufous chestnut. Their crown, nape, lower ear
702:
728:
535:
Lane, D. F., T. Valqui H., J. Alvarez A., J. Armenta, and K. Eckhardt (2006). The rediscovery and natural history of the White-masked
Antbird (
836:
846:
841:
296:
733:
349:
Juvenile white-masked antbirds have been observed in July but nothing else is known about the species' breeding biology.
759:
493:
561:), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA.
767:
67:
224:
772:
640:
593:
162:
631:
468:
689:
300:
260:
32:
196:
62:
826:
780:
746:
663:
785:
497:
463:
645:
581:. Revised and updated edition. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey. Plate 173
831:
395:
notes often interspersed between whistles". Its calls include "a quiet, descending, mewed
178:
47:
445:
280:
232:
815:
741:
454:
295:
The white-masked antbird is found in northern Peru in a small area from northeastern
252:
52:
188:
668:
577:
Schulenberg, T.S., D.F. Stotz, D.F. Lane, J.P. O’Neill, and T.A. Parker III. 2010.
501:
358:
330:
798:
655:
372:
715:
625:
616:
793:
334:
119:
79:
610:
562:
338:
236:
99:
707:
276:
129:
720:
139:
89:
681:
587:
676:
557:
Schulenberg, T. S. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). White-masked
Antbird (
284:
694:
420:
240:
228:
109:
591:
387:
The white-masked antbird's song is "a rising, whiny whistled
600:
469:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22701859A132070800.en
321:The white-masked antbird is not known to migrate.
279:, and the sides of their throat are black. Their
251:The white-masked antbird was known only from its
373:Listen to the white-masked antbird on xeno-canto
352:
303:. It inhabits a type of stunted forest called
573:
571:
539:). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 118(1):13–22
8:
588:
553:
551:
549:
547:
545:
187:
41:
22:
488:
486:
467:
433:
563:https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.whmant2.01
531:
529:
527:
525:
523:
439:
437:
231:in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family
822:IUCN Red List near threatened species
7:
455:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
14:
407:a low, barely descending, harsh
357:
235:, the "typical antbirds". It is
66:
444:BirdLife International (2018).
329:The white-masked antbird is an
1:
391:with short, quiet, chiming
863:
837:Birds of Peruvian Amazonia
462:: e.T22701859A132070800.
267:). It has no subspecies.
202:
195:
186:
168:
161:
63:Scientific classification
61:
39:
30:
25:
291:Distribution and habitat
247:Taxonomy and systematics
847:Birds described in 1938
500:, eds. (January 2024).
225:Near Threatened species
565:retrieved May 24, 2024
446:"White-masked Antbird
399:, a harsh, descending
842:Endemic birds of Peru
331:obligate ant follower
26:White-masked antbird
261:white-plumed antbird
215:white-masked antbird
506:IOC World Bird List
337:that flee foraging
297:Amazonas Department
33:Conservation status
496:; Donsker, David;
809:
808:
781:Open Tree of Life
594:Taxon identifiers
498:Rasmussen, Pamela
379:
378:
211:
210:
154:P. castaneus
56:
854:
802:
801:
799:Pithys-castaneus
789:
788:
776:
775:
763:
762:
750:
749:
737:
736:
724:
723:
711:
710:
698:
697:
685:
684:
672:
671:
659:
658:
649:
648:
636:
635:
634:
632:Pithys castaneus
621:
620:
619:
602:Pithys castaneus
589:
582:
575:
566:
559:Pithys castaneus
555:
540:
537:Pithys castaneus
533:
518:
517:
515:
513:
490:
481:
480:
478:
476:
471:
448:Pithys castaneus
441:
361:
353:
220:Pithys castaneus
191:
174:
172:Pithys castaneus
71:
70:
50:
45:
44:
23:
862:
861:
857:
856:
855:
853:
852:
851:
812:
811:
810:
805:
797:
792:
784:
779:
771:
766:
758:
753:
745:
740:
732:
727:
719:
714:
706:
701:
693:
688:
680:
675:
667:
662:
654:
652:
644:
639:
630:
629:
624:
615:
614:
609:
596:
586:
585:
576:
569:
556:
543:
534:
521:
511:
509:
492:
491:
484:
474:
472:
443:
442:
435:
430:
417:
385:
380:
375:
370:
369:
367:Songs and calls
347:
327:
319:
314:
293:
273:
249:
205:Pithys castanea
182:
176:
170:
157:
65:
57:
48:Near Threatened
46:
42:
35:
17:
16:Species of bird
12:
11:
5:
860:
858:
850:
849:
844:
839:
834:
829:
824:
814:
813:
807:
806:
804:
803:
790:
777:
764:
751:
738:
725:
712:
699:
686:
673:
660:
650:
637:
622:
606:
604:
598:
597:
592:
584:
583:
567:
541:
519:
482:
432:
431:
429:
426:
416:
413:
384:
381:
377:
376:
371:
365:
363:
351:
346:
343:
333:that feeds on
326:
323:
318:
315:
313:
310:
292:
289:
272:
269:
248:
245:
233:Thamnophilidae
209:
208:
200:
199:
193:
192:
184:
183:
177:
166:
165:
159:
158:
151:
149:
145:
144:
137:
133:
132:
130:Thamnophilidae
127:
123:
122:
117:
113:
112:
107:
103:
102:
97:
93:
92:
87:
83:
82:
77:
73:
72:
59:
58:
40:
37:
36:
31:
28:
27:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
859:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
819:
817:
800:
795:
791:
787:
782:
778:
774:
769:
765:
761:
756:
752:
748:
743:
739:
735:
730:
726:
722:
717:
713:
709:
704:
700:
696:
691:
687:
683:
678:
674:
670:
665:
661:
657:
651:
647:
642:
638:
633:
627:
623:
618:
612:
608:
607:
605:
603:
599:
595:
590:
580:
579:Birds of Peru
574:
572:
568:
564:
560:
554:
552:
550:
548:
546:
542:
538:
532:
530:
528:
526:
524:
520:
507:
503:
499:
495:
489:
487:
483:
470:
465:
461:
457:
456:
451:
449:
440:
438:
434:
427:
425:
422:
414:
412:
410:
406:
402:
398:
394:
390:
382:
374:
368:
364:
362:
360:
355:
354:
350:
344:
342:
340:
336:
332:
324:
322:
316:
311:
309:
306:
302:
299:into western
298:
290:
288:
286:
285:cutting edges
282:
278:
270:
268:
266:
262:
258:
254:
253:type specimen
246:
244:
242:
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
221:
216:
207:
206:
201:
198:
194:
190:
185:
180:
175:
173:
167:
164:
163:Binomial name
160:
156:
155:
150:
147:
146:
143:
142:
138:
135:
134:
131:
128:
125:
124:
121:
120:Passeriformes
118:
115:
114:
111:
108:
105:
104:
101:
98:
95:
94:
91:
88:
85:
84:
81:
78:
75:
74:
69:
64:
60:
54:
49:
38:
34:
29:
24:
21:
19:
601:
578:
558:
536:
510:. Retrieved
505:
473:. Retrieved
459:
453:
447:
418:
408:
404:
400:
396:
392:
389:huuuuuureee?
388:
386:
383:Vocalization
366:
356:
348:
328:
320:
304:
294:
274:
265:P. albifrons
264:
256:
250:
219:
218:
214:
212:
204:
203:
171:
169:
153:
152:
140:
20:
18:
768:Neotropical
716:iNaturalist
626:Wikispecies
494:Gill, Frank
403:...a sharp
271:Description
816:Categories
794:Xeno-canto
502:"Antbirds"
428:References
335:arthropods
512:4 January
259:with the
148:Species:
86:Kingdom:
80:Eukaryota
827:Antbirds
747:22701859
695:45512818
646:22701859
641:BirdLife
617:Q1263133
611:Wikidata
508:. v 14.1
345:Breeding
339:army ant
317:Movement
312:Behavior
305:varillal
197:Synonyms
126:Family:
100:Chordata
96:Phylum:
90:Animalia
76:Domain:
53:IUCN 3.1
786:1092630
773:whmant2
708:5788630
682:whmant2
656:whmant2
393:tur'e'e
325:Feeding
277:coverts
237:endemic
223:) is a
179:Berlioz
136:Genus:
116:Order:
106:Class:
51: (
832:Pithys
760:468511
734:916025
475:24 May
415:Status
405:tchip!
401:t'char
301:Loreto
257:Pithys
181:, 1938
141:Pithys
721:73251
677:eBird
669:4JBXB
653:BOW:
409:grrah
281:lores
755:NCBI
742:IUCN
729:ITIS
703:GBIF
514:2024
477:2024
460:2018
421:IUCN
419:The
397:whew
241:Peru
229:bird
213:The
110:Aves
690:EoL
664:CoL
464:doi
411:".
239:to
227:of
818::
796::
783::
770::
757::
744::
731::
718::
705::
692::
679::
666::
643::
628::
613::
570:^
544:^
522:^
504:.
485:^
458:.
452:.
436:^
287:.
243:.
516:.
479:.
466::
450:"
263:(
217:(
55:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
