Birds of Brazil

    PASSERIFORMES: Thamnophilidae (Antbirds)  
Genus: Akletos (2 species, 2 worldwide)


Goeldi's Antbird
Goeldi's Antbird (Akletos goeldii) Male
Villa Carmen, Pilcopata, Peru  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Goeldi's Antbird
Goeldi's Antbird (Akletos goeldii) Female
Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru  
   
Photograph by Joe Tobias   © All Rights Reserved.


White-shouldered Antbird
White-shouldered Antbird (Akletos melanoceps) Male
Puerto NariƱo, Amazonas, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

White-shouldered Antbird
White-shouldered Antbird (Akletos melanoceps) Female
Palmari, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Nicole Desnoyers   © All Rights Reserved.

Male's white shoulder seen during flight. Female is brown with a black hood.


© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba