White-flanked Antwren
Myrmotherula axillaris
Very small, active forest bird, rather plump and short-tailed. Male is blackish with obvious white flank and white spotting on wing. Female is pale grayish-brown with buffy spotting on wing; white flanks are usually still obvious. Typically found in pairs, often following a mixed-species flock through the forest, foraging among dead leaf clusters and tangles. Stays at lower or middle levels.
Identification
The white-flanked antwren (Myrmotherula axillaris) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found from Honduras to Panama in Central America, in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay, and on Trinidad.
Taxonomy
Genus: Myrmotherula; Family: Thamnophilidae; Order: Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Myrmotherula axillaris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thamnophilidae
- Genus
- Myrmotherula
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