Birds of Venezuela

    PASSERIFORMES: Thamnophilidae (Antbirds)  
Genus: Epinecrophylla (3 species, 8 worldwide)

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


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.


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