Dot-winged Antwren
Microrhopias quixensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)
- GenusMicrorhopias
- SpeciesMicrorhopias quixensis (Dot-winged Antwren)
The dot-winged antwren (Microrhopias quixensis) or velvety antwren is a passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Mexico, every Central American country except El Salvador, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Dot-winged Antwren sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, based on 113 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park
Zeledon's Antbird
Hafferia zeledoni
Plain Antvireo
Dysithamnus mentalis
Dull-mantled Antbird
Sipia laemosticta
White-cheeked Antbird
Gymnopithys leucaspis
Slaty Antwren
Myrmotherula schisticolor
Russet Antshrike
Thamnistes anabatinus
Black-hooded Antshrike
Thamnophilus bridgesi
Spotted Antbird
Hylophylax naevioides
Dusky Antbird
Cercomacra tyrannina
Fasciated Antshrike
Cymbilaimus lineatus
Checker-throated Antwren
Epinecrophylla fulviventris
Barred Antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Dot-winged Antwren in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Dot-winged Antwren sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, based on 113 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Dot-winged Antwren in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Dot-winged Antwren in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park in our monthly data.