Birds of Ecuador - Dysithamnus


White-streaked Antvireo (Dysithamnus leucostictus leucostictus) Male Wildsumaco Lodge, Sumaco, Ecuador
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.

Rare and local in the eastern Andean foothills. Similar to Bicolored Antvireo, except that female has heavy white streaking in front.


Plain Antvireo (Dysithamnus mentalis) Male ProAves Chestnut-capped Piha Reserve, Anorí, Antioquia, Colombia
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Plain Antvireo (Dysithamnus mentalis) Female Zafra Reserva Natural, Antioquia, Colombia
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With many color variations in its large range. Note the round darker area behind the eye (ear) on both male and female. Common and widespread from sealevel up to 1500m, and usually close to the ground.
Additional photo.


Bicolored Antvireo (Dysithamnus occidentalis occidentalis) Male Near Threatened Tatama National Park, Pueblo Rico, Risaralda, Colombia
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Bicolored Antvireo (Dysithamnus occidentalis occidentalis) Female Near Threatened ProAves Tangaras Reserve, El Carmen de Atrato, Choco, Colombia
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Seems to travel at all levels of the forest.
Male from back with wing spots.


Spot-crowned Antvireo (Dysithamnus puncticeps) Male Darien National Park, Panama
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Spot-crowned Antvireo (Dysithamnus puncticeps) Female Darien National Park, Panama
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