Bahia Antwren (Herpsilochmus pileatus)
About the Bahia Antwren
The Bahia antwren (Herpsilochmus pileatus) or pileated antwren is a Vulnerable species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to Brazil. The Bahia antwren has a rather tortuous taxonomic history. At one time its binomial Herpsilocmus pileatus applied to what is now the caatinga antwren (later H. sellowi and since 2021 Radinopsyche sellowi). What are now the black-capped antwren (H. atricapillus) and creamy-bellied antwren (H. motacilloides) were treated as conspecific with the Bahia antwren. The splitting into three species and the revision of binomials was achieved by the early 2000s. The Bahia and black-capped antwrens are now considered sister species. The Bahia antwren is monotypic.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 39 recordings for this species: 33 CC BY-NC-SA · 6 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Brazil in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Ancient AntwrenHerpsilochmus gentryirecording
- Dugand's AntwrenHerpsilochmus dugandirecording
- Pectoral AntwrenHerpsilochmus pectoralisrecording
- Rufous-margined AntwrenHerpsilochmus rufimarginatusrecording
- Rusty-winged AntwrenHerpsilochmus fraterrecording
- Yellow-breasted AntwrenHerpsilochmus axillarisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.