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Formicivora rufa (Wied-Neuwied, 1831)
Thamnophilidae

Formicivora rufa (Wied-Neuwied, 1831)

Formicivora rufa (Wied-Neuwied, 1831)

Formicivora rufa, the rusty-backed antwren, is a small bird with three described subspecies found across central and eastern South America.

Formicivora melanogaster Pelzeln, 1868
Thamnophilidae

Formicivora melanogaster Pelzeln, 1868

Formicivora melanogaster Pelzeln, 1868

Formicivora melanogaster, the black-bellied antwren, is a small passerine bird with two subspecies found across Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

Formicivora grisea (Boddaert, 1783)
Thamnophilidae

Formicivora grisea (Boddaert, 1783)

Formicivora grisea (Boddaert, 1783)

This is a physical and distribution description of the small South American bird southern white-fringed antwren, Formicivora grisea.

Stymphalornis acutirostris Bornschein, Reinert & Teixeira, 1995
Thamnophilidae

Stymphalornis acutirostris Bornschein, Reinert & Teixeira, 1995

Stymphalornis acutirostris Bornschein, Reinert & Teixeira, 1995

Stymphalidornis acutirostris, the marsh antwren, is a small passerine with a disjunct range in southeastern Brazilian wetlands.

Formicivora intermedia Cabanis, 1847
Thamnophilidae

Formicivora intermedia Cabanis, 1847

Formicivora intermedia Cabanis, 1847

The northern white-fringed antwren (Formicivora intermedia) has six subspecies with distinct plumage found across Central and northern South America.

Dysithamnus puncticeps Salvin, 1866
Thamnophilidae

Dysithamnus puncticeps Salvin, 1866

Dysithamnus puncticeps Salvin, 1866

Dysithamnus puncticeps, the spot-crowned antvireo, is a small bird found from Costa Rica to northwestern Ecuador in lowland and foothill evergreen forests.

Dysithamnus mentalis (Temminck, 1823)
Thamnophilidae

Dysithamnus mentalis (Temminck, 1823)

Dysithamnus mentalis (Temminck, 1823)

This is a detailed description and distribution account for the bird species plain antvireo (Dysithamnus mentalis).

Dysithamnus stictothorax (Temminck, 1823)
Thamnophilidae

Dysithamnus stictothorax (Temminck, 1823)

Dysithamnus stictothorax (Temminck, 1823)

Dysithamnus stictothorax, the spot-breasted antvireo, is a small passerine found mainly in southeastern Brazil's forests.

Phaenostictus mcleannani (Lawrence, 1860)
Thamnophilidae

Phaenostictus mcleannani (Lawrence, 1860)

Phaenostictus mcleannani (Lawrence, 1860)

The ocellated antbird is a moderately sized antbird ranging from Honduras to Ecuador that inhabits undergrowth of lowland evergreen forest.

Microrhopias quixensis (Cornalia, 1849)
Thamnophilidae

Microrhopias quixensis (Cornalia, 1849)

Microrhopias quixensis (Cornalia, 1849)

Microrhopias quixensis, the dot-winged antwren, is a small passerine bird with multiple subspecies across the Neotropics.

Thamnistes anabatinus P.L.Sclater & Salvin, 1860
Thamnophilidae

Thamnistes anabatinus P.L.Sclater & Salvin, 1860

Thamnistes anabatinus P.L.Sclater & Salvin, 1860

This is a detailed description of the russet antshrike (Thamnistes anabatinus), covering its appearance, subspecies, distribution, and habitat.

Myrmorchilus strigilatus (Wied-Neuwied, 1831)
Thamnophilidae

Myrmorchilus strigilatus (Wied-Neuwied, 1831)

Myrmorchilus strigilatus (Wied-Neuwied, 1831)

The stripe-backed antbird (Myrmorchilus strigilatus) is a small South American bird with two distinct subspecies occupying separate dry woodland and scrub habitats.

Hypocnemis peruviana Taczanowski, 1884
Thamnophilidae

Hypocnemis peruviana Taczanowski, 1884

Hypocnemis peruviana Taczanowski, 1884

Hypocnemis peruviana, the Peruvian warbling antbird, is a small Amazonian bird with two subspecies and specific plumage traits.

Sclateria naevia (Gmelin, 1788)
Thamnophilidae

Sclateria naevia (Gmelin, 1788)

Sclateria naevia (Gmelin, 1788)

The silvered antbird Sclateria naevia has four described subspecies with distinct ranges and plumage patterns across northern South America.

Pyriglena leucoptera (Vieillot, 1818)
Thamnophilidae

Pyriglena leucoptera (Vieillot, 1818)

Pyriglena leucoptera (Vieillot, 1818)

Pyriglena leucoptera, the white-shouldered fire-eye, is a passerine bird found in parts of eastern South America.

Pyriglena leuconota maura (Ménétriés, 1835)
Thamnophilidae

Pyriglena leuconota maura (Ménétriés, 1835)

Pyriglena leuconota maura (Ménétriés, 1835)

Pyriglena leuconota maura is a bird subspecies with three variants, disjunctly distributed in Brazil's forests.

Taraba major (Vieillot, 1816)
Thamnophilidae

Taraba major (Vieillot, 1816)

Taraba major (Vieillot, 1816)

Taraba major, the great antshrike, is a large sexually dimorphic bird with multiple subspecies distributed across the Neotropics.

Hypoedaleus guttatus (Vieillot, 1816)
Thamnophilidae

Hypoedaleus guttatus (Vieillot, 1816)

Hypoedaleus guttatus (Vieillot, 1816)

Hypoedaleus guttatus, the spot-backed antshrike, is a slightly sexually dimorphic large antbird native to the Atlantic Forest of eastern South America.

Batara cinerea (Vieillot, 1819)
Thamnophilidae

Batara cinerea (Vieillot, 1819)

Batara cinerea (Vieillot, 1819)

Batara cinerea, the giant antshrike, is the largest antbird with three subspecies and a disjunct distribution across South America.

Epinecrophylla fulviventris (Lawrence, 1862)
Thamnophilidae

Epinecrophylla fulviventris (Lawrence, 1862)

Epinecrophylla fulviventris (Lawrence, 1862)

Epinecrophylla fulviventris, the checker-throated stipplethroat, is a small antbird found across Central and northwestern South America.

Willisornis poecilinotus (Cabanis, 1847)
Thamnophilidae

Willisornis poecilinotus (Cabanis, 1847)

Willisornis poecilinotus (Cabanis, 1847)

Willisornis poecilinotus, the common scale-backed antbird, is a small South American antbird with distinct subspecies plumage.

Rhopias gularis (Spix, 1825)
Thamnophilidae

Rhopias gularis (Spix, 1825)

Rhopias gularis (Spix, 1825)

This is a summary of the physical description and distribution of the Brazilian bird species star-throated antwren, Rhopias gularis.

Myrmeciza atrothorax (Boddaert, 1783)
Thamnophilidae

Myrmeciza atrothorax (Boddaert, 1783)

Myrmeciza atrothorax (Boddaert, 1783)

This is a description of the black-throated antbird, covering its physical traits, subspecies, distribution, and habitat.

Sipia laemosticta (Pelzeln, 1868)
Thamnophilidae

Sipia laemosticta (Pelzeln, 1868)

Sipia laemosticta (Pelzeln, 1868)

Sipia laemosticta, the dull-mantled antbird, is a small Neotropical bird with a disjunct range from Costa Rica to northwestern Colombia.

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