Birds of Ecuador - Herpsilochmus


Yellow-breasted Antwren (Herpsilochmus axillaris senex) Male Tatama National Park, Pueblo Rico, Risaralda, Colombia Female has red cap.
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Uncommon. Moves with mixed flocks at mid altitude levels in the Andes. Wing bars yellow but often illustrated white. May overlap with Rufous-rumped Antwren, but note white on tail and grey back.
Note white on sides and end of tail.


Dugand's Antwren (Herpsilochmus dugandi) Male Yasuní Research Station, Orellana, Ecuador
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.

Greyish Antwren with black cap. Female has rufous cap. Canopy species.


Rusty-winged Antwren (Herpsilochmus frater frater) Male Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia Note longish black-and-white tail.
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Vocal. Found in canopy or mid-levels of forest. Note red cap on female. Once called Rufous-winged Antwren.

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Ancient Antwren (Herpsilochmus gentryi)

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