Pygmy Antwren
Myrmotherula brachyura
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)
- GenusMyrmotherula (Typical Antwrens)
- SpeciesMyrmotherula brachyura (Pygmy Antwren)
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
Stripe-chested Antwren
Myrmotherula longicauda
White-flanked Antwren
Myrmotherula axillaris
Gray Antwren
Myrmotherula menetriesii
Long-winged Antwren
Myrmotherula longipennis
Amazonian Streaked-Antwren
Myrmotherula multostriata
Sclater's Antwren
Myrmotherula sclateri
Plain-winged Antshrike
Thamnophilus schistaceus
White-browed Antbird
Myrmoborus leucophrys
White-lined Antbird
Percnostola lophotes
Chestnut-tailed Antbird
Myrmeciza hemimelaena
Yellow-breasted Warbling-Antbird
Hypocnemis subflava
Great Antshrike
Taraba major
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 9 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 10 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 12 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 13 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pygmy Antwren in Manu National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Pygmy Antwren sighting in Manu National Park, based on 617 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pygmy Antwren in Manu National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Pygmy Antwren in Manu National Park in our monthly data.