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STRIPE-BACKED ANTBIRD Myrmorchilus strigilatus
If you are up in the Chaco and you hear something wolf-whistling at you from dense vegetation, do not be alarmed, or flattered! Its not a randy builder that lies in wait but a Stripe-backed Antbird. This secretive denizen of thorn forest is far more often heard than seen. Invariably they are encountered in pairs, but it is the male, and his instinctive desire to respond to good imitations of his call, who is most often encountered.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE1365PH) Adult male lateral view, Laguna Capitán, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Frank Fragano September 2006).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE1366PH) Adult male ventral view, north of Teniente Montanía, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith September 2010).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE2643PH) Adult male ventral view, Laguna Capitán, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Matt Denton October 2010).
VIDEO - (FPAVE1367VI) Adult male calling, north of Teniente Montanía, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith September 2010).
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Myrmorchilus strigilatus
1 (FPAVE1368RE) Call  recorded Laguna Capitán, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2007).
Click the link to hear the call. Longer versions of this call can be downloaded from the Paraguay page of our partner website Xeno-Canto - the largest collection of freely downloadable Neotropical bird calls available online.