Birds of the World - Myrmelastes

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Brownish-headed Antbird (Myrmelastes brunneiceps) Range: SA: sw Peru and nw Bolivia

Split from the Spot-winged Antbird. Main visual difference from Spot-winged Antbird is that the female has a brown and not grey head. Generally found in the Andean foothills.


Caura Antbird (Myrmelastes caurensis caurensis) Male Range: SA: nc Amazonia Venezuela
Photograph by David Ascanio - www.abtbirds.com © All Rights Reserved.


Humaita Antbird (Myrmelastes humaythae) Range: SA: w Amazonian Brazil and n Bolivia Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru
Photograph by Joe Tobias © All Rights Reserved.

Split from the Spot-winged Antbird. Similar to another split, the Brownish-headed Antbird. Main visual difference from Spot-winged Antbird is female has a brown and not grey head. Found in Brazil in Humaitá area as well as Amazon river area around Manaus. Later recorded in Peru/Manu. Often found in palm swamps (HBW).


Plumbeous Antbird (Myrmelastes hyperythrus) Male Range: SA: w, sw Amazonia Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia
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Plumbeous Antbird (Myrmelastes hyperythrus) Female Range: SA: w, sw Amazonia Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia
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Spot-winged Antbird (Myrmelastes leucostigma) Male Range: SA: n Amazonia Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia
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Spot-winged Antbird (Myrmelastes leucostigma) Female Range: SA: n Amazonia Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia Note grey head compared to Slate-colored Antbird.
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Often common in 'tierra firma' unflooded forest, and up to 1000m on Andean slope. Usually near water in dense brush close to the ground.


Rufous-faced Antbird (Myrmelastes rufifacies) Male Range: SA: e Amazonian Brazil Rio Azul Jungle Lodge, Brazil
Photograph by Bradley Davis © All Rights Reserved.

Split from the Spot-winged Antbird. Main visual difference from Spot-winged Antbird is female has a grey crown and rufous face. Found in Brazil south of the Amazon.


Roraiman Antbird (Myrmelastes saturatus) Female Range: SA: se Venezuela, n Brazil and w Guyana Venezuela
Photograph by David Ascanio - www.abtbirds.com © All Rights Reserved.

Split from the Spot-winged Antbird. Both male and female are darker (HBW).


Slate-colored Antbird (Myrmelastes schistaceus) Male Range: SA: w Amazonia Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Slate-colored Antbird (Myrmelastes schistaceus) Female Range: SA: w Amazonia Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Similar to Spot-winged Antbird, but female does not have grey head, and this species has a distinctive song. But both species make similar foragins sounds, The Slate-colored seems to prefer primary forest, while the Spot-winged is often near water or degraded thicker forest. The spots on this species may be finer/smaller than the Spot-winged.