White-flanked Antwren
Myrmotherula axillaris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)
- GenusMyrmotherula (Typical Antwrens)
- SpeciesMyrmotherula axillaris (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. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Slaty Antwren
Myrmotherula schisticolor
Plain Antvireo
Dysithamnus mentalis
Western Slaty-Antshrike
Thamnophilus atrinucha
Zeledon's Antbird
Hafferia zeledoni
Black-hooded Antshrike
Thamnophilus bridgesi
Dusky Antbird
Cercomacra tyrannina
Chestnut-backed Antbird
Myrmeciza exsul
White-cheeked Antbird
Gymnopithys leucaspis
Russet Antshrike
Thamnistes anabatinus
Barred Antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus
Spotted Antbird
Hylophylax naevioides
Ocellated Antbird
Phaenostictus mcleannani
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of White-flanked Antwren at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there