Birds of Ecuador - Myrmoborus


White-browed Antbird (Myrmoborus leucophrys erythrophrys) Male Villavicencio, Colombia
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White-browed Antbird (Myrmoborus leucophrys) Female Villavicencio, Colombia
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Ash-breasted Antbird (Myrmoborus lugubris) Male Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia
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Most similar to the Black-faced Antbird, but only found along the large Amazon rivers, and note plain wings with just some white spots. Song is similar to White-browed Antbird.


Black-faced Antbird (Myrmoborus myotherinus elegans) Male PNN Amacayacu, Colombia
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Black-faced Antbird (Myrmoborus myotherinus) Female Carajás National Forest, Pará, Brazil
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Widespread and sometimes common. Note well defined black and white wing bars compared to Ash-breasted Antbird, when in its range.

© 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