Birds of Costa Rica

    PASSERIFORMES: Thamnophilidae (Antbirds)  
Genus: Epinecrophylla (1 species, 8 worldwide)

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


Checker-throated Stipplethroat
Checker-throated Stipplethroat (Epinecrophylla fulviventris) Male
Rio Silanche Bird Sanctuary, Pichincha, Ecuador.  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

Checker-throated Stipplethroat
Checker-throated Stipplethroat (Epinecrophylla fulviventris) Female
Soberania National Park, Panama  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Male from front.


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