Birds of Ecuador

○   ←   PASSERIFORMES: Thamnophilidae (Antbirds)   →
Genus: Hylophylax (3 species, 3 worldwide)


Spotted Antbird
Spotted Antbird (Hylophylax naevioides naevioides) Male
Bahia Solano, Choco, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Spotted Antbird
Spotted Antbird (Hylophylax naevioides capnitis) Female
Soberania National Park, Panama   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
In a genus of small but vocal antbirds. Seen at ant swarms and common in most of range.

Spot-backed Antbird
Spot-backed Antbird (Hylophylax naevius naevius) Male
Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Compare to Dot-backed Antbird.
Male from back.
Female.

Dot-backed Antbird
Dot-backed Antbird (Hylophylax punctulatus) Male
Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
A small and pretty antbird that stays close to the forest floor. Compare to Spot-backed Antbird, but usually found in wetter areas and varzea forest.

© 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