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White-flanked Antwren

Myrmotherula axillaris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Brownsberg Nature Park
59 Verified sightings at Brownsberg Nature Park From 2019 to 2026
7,243 Verified sightings across all 33 parks From 2019 to 2026
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the White-flanked Antwren

The white-flanked antwren (Myrmotherula axillaris) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found from Honduras to Panama in Central America, in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay, and on Trinidad.

The white-flanked antwren was described by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1817 and given the binomial name Myrmothera axillaris. The white-flanked antwren's taxonomy is unsettled. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World assign it these five subspecies:

M. a. albigula Lawrence, 1865 M. a. melaena (Sclater, PL, 1857) M. a. heterozyga Zimmer, JT, 1932 M. a. axillaris (Vieillot, 1817) M. a. fresnayana (d'Orbigny, 1835) The Clements taxonomy adds a sixth subspecies, M. a. luctuosa, that the other two systems treat as a separate species, the silvery-flanked antwren (M. luctuosa). The North and South American Classification Committees of the American Ornithological Society also include the silvery-flanked taxon within the white-flanked antwren. Clements does recognize... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Brownsberg Nature Park

Long-winged Antwren
LC

Long-winged Antwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmotherula longipennis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Gray Antwren
LC

Gray Antwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmotherula menetriesii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Pygmy Antwren
LC

Pygmy Antwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmotherula brachyura

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Guianan Streaked-Antwren
LC

Guianan Streaked-Antwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmotherula surinamensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Guianan Warbling-Antbird
LC

Guianan Warbling-Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hypocnemis cantator

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Mouse-colored Antshrike
LC

Mouse-colored Antshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thamnophilus murinus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Gray Antbird
LC

Gray Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cercomacra cinerascens

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Cinereous Antshrike
LC

Cinereous Antshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thamnomanes caesius

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Ferruginous-backed Antbird

Ferruginous-backed Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmeciza ferruginea

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Black-headed Antbird
LC

Black-headed Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Percnostola rufifrons

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Todd's Antwren
LC

Todd's Antwren

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Herpsilochmus stictocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Dusky Antbird
LC

Dusky Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cercomacra tyrannina

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
2 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
3 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
~20%
4 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%
5 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
6 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~20%
7 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
8 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
9 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
10 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
11 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
12 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
13 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
14 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
15 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
16 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~10%
17 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
18 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
19 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~10%
20 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
21 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
22 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
23 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
24 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
25 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
26 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
27 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
28 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
29 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
30 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
31 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
32 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
33 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-flanked Antwren in Brownsberg Nature Park?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-flanked Antwren sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park, based on 59 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-flanked Antwren in Brownsberg Nature Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for White-flanked Antwren in Brownsberg Nature Park in our monthly data.

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