White-flanked Antwren
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White-flanked Antwren

Myrmotherula axillaris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Parque Natural Metropolitano
21 Verified sightings at Parque Natural Metropolitano From 2019 to 2026
7,243 Verified sightings across all 33 parks From 2019 to 2026
January 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 Parque Natural Metropolitano

Dusky Antbird
LC

Dusky Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cercomacra tyrannina

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Fasciated Antshrike
LC

Fasciated Antshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cymbilaimus lineatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Western Slaty-Antshrike
LC

Western Slaty-Antshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thamnophilus atrinucha

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Dot-winged Antwren
LC

Dot-winged Antwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Microrhopias quixensis

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

White-bellied Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmeciza longipes

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

Barred Antshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thamnophilus doliatus

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

Chestnut-backed Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmeciza exsul

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Spotted Antbird
LC

Spotted Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hylophylax naevioides

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Checker-throated Antwren
LC

Checker-throated Antwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Epinecrophylla fulviventris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Jet Antbird
LC

Jet Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cercomacra nigricans

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Bicolored Antbird
LC

Bicolored Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gymnopithys leucaspis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
White-shouldered Tanager

White-shouldered Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Loriotus luctuosus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · 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 Parque Natural Metropolitano?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-flanked Antwren sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-flanked Antwren in Parque Natural Metropolitano?

January has the highest sighting rate for White-flanked Antwren in Parque Natural Metropolitano in our monthly data.

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