Birds of Costa Rica

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Genus: Epinecrophylla (1 species, 8 worldwide)

Epinecrophylla, a genus of Antwrens, specialize in extracting insects from dead leaves trapped in foliage. They may move in mixed flocks.


Checker-throated Stipplethroat (Epinecrophylla fulviventris) Male Rio Silanche Bird Sanctuary, Pichincha, Ecuador.
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.


Checker-throated Stipplethroat (Epinecrophylla fulviventris) Female Soberania National Park, Panama
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Male from front.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba