Birds of Brazil

    PASSERIFORMES: Thamnophilidae (Antbirds)  
Genus: Epinecrophylla (6 species, 8 worldwide)

Epinecrophylla, a genus of Antwrens, specialize in extracting insects from dead leaves trapped in foliage. They may move in mixed flocks.


Rio Madeira Stipplethroat
Rio Madeira Stipplethroat (Epinecrophylla amazonica) Male
Careiro, Amazonas, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Hector Bottai     Copyright and usage info


Rufous-tailed Stipplethroat
Rufous-tailed Stipplethroat (Epinecrophylla erythrura erythrura) Male
Yasuní Research Station, Orellana province, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

Very similar to Rufous-backed Stipplethroat, but note throat plain or only slightly marked. Female overall brown with black on primary wing coverts.

Brown-bellied Stipplethroat
Brown-bellied Stipplethroat (Epinecrophylla gutturalis) Male Near Threatened
Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Hector Bottai     Copyright and usage info

Brown-bellied Stipplethroat
Brown-bellied Stipplethroat (Epinecrophylla gutturalis) Female Near Threatened
Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Hector Bottai     Copyright and usage info


Rufous-backed Stipplethroat
Rufous-backed Stipplethroat (Epinecrophylla haematonota haematonota) Male
Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru  
   
Photograph by Joe Tobias   © All Rights Reserved.

This species is a remerge of the former Fulvous-throated Antwren, and includes the Yasuni Antwren. Note white throat stippled with black on male only. First called Stipple-throated Antwren.

White-eyed Stipplethroat
White-eyed Stipplethroat (Epinecrophylla leucophthalma dissita)
Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru
  Seems like the eye is often brown; HBW writes this is age related.
   
Photograph by Joe Tobias   © All Rights Reserved.


Ornate Stipplethroat
Ornate Stipplethroat (Epinecrophylla ornata)
Boca Pariamanu, Peru  
   
Photograph by Isabel Apkarian   © All Rights Reserved.



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