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White-flanked Antwren

Myrmotherula axillaris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Manu National Park
337 Verified sightings at Manu National Park From 2019 to 2026
7,243 Verified sightings across all 33 parks From 2019 to 2026
May 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 Manu National Park

Pygmy Antwren
LC

Pygmy Antwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmotherula brachyura

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Stripe-chested Antwren
LC

Stripe-chested Antwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmotherula longicauda

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Gray Antwren
LC

Gray Antwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmotherula menetriesii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Long-winged Antwren
LC

Long-winged Antwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmotherula longipennis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Amazonian Streaked-Antwren
LC

Amazonian Streaked-Antwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmotherula multostriata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Sclater's Antwren
LC

Sclater's Antwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmotherula sclateri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Plain-winged Antshrike
LC

Plain-winged Antshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thamnophilus schistaceus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
White-browed Antbird
LC

White-browed Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmoborus leucophrys

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
White-lined Antbird

White-lined Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Percnostola lophotes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Chestnut-tailed Antbird

Chestnut-tailed Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmeciza hemimelaena

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Yellow-breasted Warbling-Antbird
LC

Yellow-breasted Warbling-Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hypocnemis subflava

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Great Antshrike
LC

Great Antshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Taraba major

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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 Manu National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-flanked Antwren sighting in Manu National Park, based on 337 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-flanked Antwren in Manu National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for White-flanked Antwren in Manu National Park in our monthly data.

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