Birds of Costa Rica

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Genus: Myrmotherula (2 species, 25 worldwide)


White-flanked Antwren
White-flanked Antwren (Myrmotherula axillaris heterozyga) Male
Puerto Maldonado, Peru   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

White-flanked Antwren
White-flanked Antwren (Myrmotherula axillaris albigula) Female
Bahia Solano, Choco, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Generally common. White flank often hidden.

Slaty Antwren
Slaty Antwren (Myrmotherula schisticolor schisticolor) Male
Minga Ecolodge, Cali, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Slaty Antwren
Slaty Antwren (Myrmotherula schisticolor schisticolor) Female
Minga Ecolodge, Cali, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Found between 1000m and 2000m. Female may be unicolored or have a have grey back depending on subspecies.

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