Birds of Ecuador

    PASSERIFORMES: Thamnophilidae (Antbirds)  
Genus: Hafferia (2 species, 3 worldwide)


Sooty Antbird
Sooty Antbird (Hafferia fortis fortis) Male
Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Sooty Antbird
Sooty Antbird (Hafferia fortis fortis) Female
Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Zeledon's Antbird
Zeledon's Antbird (Hafferia zeledoni) Male
Milpe Bird Sanctuary, Los Bancos, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Zeledon's Antbird
Zeledon's Antbird (Hafferia zeledoni zeledoni) Female
National Park Darien, Panama  
   
Photograph by Mdf (Wikipedia)     Copyright and usage info

Closely related to Blue-lored Antbird found in the Andes. Once both were called the Immaculate Antbird. Generally a lowland species, but can occur up to 1500m in the western Andes.


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