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White-flanked Antwren

Myrmotherula axillaris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

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

Unicolored Antwren
LC Endemic

Unicolored Antwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmotherula unicolor

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Rufous-margined Antwren
LC

Rufous-margined Antwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Chestnut-backed Antshrike
LC

Chestnut-backed Antshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thamnophilus palliatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Plain Antvireo
LC

Plain Antvireo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dysithamnus mentalis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Scaled Antbird
LC Endemic

Scaled Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Drymophila squamata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Streak-capped Antwren
LC

Streak-capped Antwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Terenura maculata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Spot-breasted Antvireo
LC

Spot-breasted Antvireo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dysithamnus stictothorax

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
White-shouldered Fire-eye
LC

White-shouldered Fire-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pyriglena leucoptera

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Star-throated Antwren
LC Endemic

Star-throated Antwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhopias gularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Sooretama Slaty-Antshrike
LC Endemic

Sooretama Slaty-Antshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thamnophilus ambiguus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Barred Antshrike
LC

Barred Antshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thamnophilus doliatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Variable Antshrike
LC

Variable Antshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thamnophilus caerulescens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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 Tijuca National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-flanked Antwren sighting in Tijuca National Park, based on 148 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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