Copyright: monacoeye • El Valle, Panama, May 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Spot Crowned Antvireo
Latin: Dysithamnus puncticeps
Other:
Family: Thamnophilidae • Antbirds
Range: Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, NW Ecuador

A female Spot-crowned Antvireo, seen here in El Valle de Anton in Panama.

Copyright: monacoeye • Ammo Ponds, Panama, May 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Barred Antshrike
Latin: Thamnophilus doliatus
Other:
Family: Thamnophilidae • Antbirds
Range: Panama

The Barred Antshrike has a very distinctive, quizzical look, barred head and body, dark above, light below, with a large crest, pale yellow irises, and slight overbite.

We only saw males, which are black and white. Females are rufous above, buffy below, with rufous crest, and black and white face.

The Barred Antshrike is one of the most easily seen antbirds. We saw these individuals around Gamboa in the canal zone of Central Panama, at the Ammo Dump and near the Gamboa Rainforest Resort.

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Copyright: monacoeye • Pipeline Rd, Panama, April 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Dot Winged Antwren
Latin: Microrhopias quixensis
Other: Velvety Antwren
Family: Thamnophilidae • Antbirds
Range: Panama, S Mexico to S Amazonia

The Dot-winged Antwren was probably the easiest to see of the Antwrens in Panama, as they will appear beside forest paths in fairly open understory. These were all seen beside the Pipeline Road in central Panama.

But they are still very hard to photograph as they move around at a frenetic pace in tangled branches. Photos below show them collecting nesting material and a spider.

The female, above, is the colourful one with rufous underparts and the rest dark except for white dots and white band on the wings and white tips to tail feathers. The male has the same white markings, but is otherwise completely black.

Both are very beautiful birds to look at, one of my favourites from Panama - still hope one day to get some really sharp shots!

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Copyright: monacoeye • Canopy Tower, Panama, April 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Dusky Antbird
Latin: Cercomacra tyrannina
Other:
Family: Thamnophilidae • Antbirds
Range: SE Mexico through Panama to N Amazonia

This was almost certainly a female Dusky Antbird, seen beside Semaphore Hill, the approach road to Canopy Tower in Panama.

The male, which is all grey, with some white on the wing edges, was nearby in the undergrowth. The female is orange rufous underneath and brown above. Quite a long bill.More photos...

Copyright: monacoeye • Pipeline Road, Panama, April 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Fasciated Antshrike
Latin: Cymbilaimus lineatus
Other:
Family: Thamnophilidae • Antbirds
Range: Panama, SE Honduras through Amazonia

We had a quick look of this male Fasciated Antshrike, on the Pipeline Road in central Panama.

It is narrowly barred throughout with a large overbite and red irises. More photos...

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Bird name: White Flanked Antwren
Latin: Myrmotherula axillaris
Other: Choquinha-de-flancos-brancos (Br)
Family: Thamnophilidae • Antbirds
Range: Panama, SE Honduras through Amazonia

The White-flanked Antwren looks somewhat similar to the Dot-winged Antwren but has lacks the broad white band on the wings and has an additional white patch on its flank.

It has a large range from Honduras to Brazil, seen here on the Plantation Road near the Canopy Lodge in central Panama.

Lovely bird! More photos...

Copyright: monacoeye • Pipeline Road, Panama, April 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Western Slaty Antshrike
Latin: Thamnophilus atrinucha
Other: Split from Slaty Antshrike, T. punctatus
Family: Thamnophilidae • Antbirds
Range: S Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, NW Venezuela, NW Peru

The male Western Slaty Antshrike is dark grey with white wing and tail markings, and the female is brown with similar white markings.

I saw them on a couple of occasions in central Panama on Pipeline Road and Plantation Road.

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Copyright: monacoeye • Pipeline Rd, Panama, April 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Spotted Antbird
Latin: Hylophylax naevioides
Other:
Family: Thamnophilidae • Antbirds
Range: Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, W Ecuador

The Spotted Antbird is a small bird with a richly marked plumage and light chest.

As with all antbirds, fast moving and difficult to photograph in the dense forest undergrowth. We saw them in the forest understory near Pipeline Road and Plantation Road in central Panama.More photos...

Copyright: monacoeye • Itatiaia, November 2009 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Ferruginous Antbird
Latin: Drymophila ferruginea
Other: Formigueiro-trovoada (Br)
Family: Thamnophilidae • Antbirds
Range: SE Brazil

This was likely a Ferruginous Antbird, or possibly Bertoni’s Antbird, D. rubricollis, which was once considered conspecific. Endemic to Brazil, seen here in Itatiaia.

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Bird name: Slaty Antwren
Latin: Myrmotherula schisticolor
Other:
Family: Thamnophilidae • Antbirds
Range: Panama, SE Mexico to N Venezuela & Peru

Just a record shot of this fast-moving Slaty Antwren in El Valle de Anton in Panama.

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Bird name: Great Antshrike
Latin: Taraba major
Other: Choró-boi (Br)
Family: Thamnophilidae • Antbirds
Range: Panama, E Mexico to N Argentina

The photo above pretty well sums up the typical view of many antbirds in Panama!

We couldn’t entice this male Great Antshrike out of his dense thicket, but he was easily recognisable by the bright red iris, white underparts and black upperparts.

The female is rufous not black.

We saw this individual in the canal zone of central Panama, near the Gamboa Rainforest Resort.More photos...

Copyright: monacoeye • Pipeline Rd, Panama, April 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Chestnut Backed Antbird
Latin: Myrmeciza exsul
Other:
Family: Thamnophilidae • Antbirds
Range: Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, W Ecuador

Just a record shot of this Chestnut-backed Antbird, seen on the Pipeline Road in Panama. Dark with blue eyering.More photos...

Copyright: monacoeye • Pipeline Rd, Panama, April 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Checker Throated Antwren
Latin: Epinecrophylla fulviventris
Other: Fulvous-bellied Antwren
Family: Thamnophilidae • Antbirds
Range: SE Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, W Ecuador

Just a fleeting glimpse of this Checker-throated Antwren on the Pipeline Road in the Panama canal zone.More photos...

111 Thamnophilidae - Antbirds - IOC 2.5 2010

Cymbilaimus lineatus - Fasciated Antshrike - SE Honduras through Amazonia
Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae - Bamboo Antshrike - SW Amazonia

Hypoedaleus guttatus - Spot-backed Antshrike - E, SE South America

Batara cinerea - Giant Antshrike - SW Amazonia, SE South America

Mackenziaena leachii - Large-tailed Antshrike - SE South America
Mackenziaena severa - Tufted Antshrike - SE South America

Frederickena viridis - Black-throated Antshrike - NE Amazonia
Frederickena unduligera - Undulated Antshrike - W Amazonia

Taraba major - Great Antshrike - E Mexico to N Argentina

Sakesphorus canadensis - Black-crested Antshrike - W Amazonia, N South America
Sakesphorus cristatus - Silvery-cheeked Antshrike - E Brazil
Sakesphorus luctuosus - Glossy Antshrike - S Amazonia

Biatas nigropectus - White-bearded Antshrike - SE South America

Thamnophilus bernardi - Collared Antshrike - W Ecuador, N Peru
Thamnophilus melanonotus - Black-backed Antshrike - N Colombia, Venezuela
Thamnophilus melanothorax - Band-tailed Antshrike - NE Amazonia
Thamnophilus doliatus - Barred Antshrike - Widespread Latin America
Thamnophilus zarumae - Chapman's Antshrike - SW Ecuador, NW Peru
Thamnophilus multistriatus - Bar-crested Antshrike - W, NW Colombia
Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus - Lined Antshrike - NC Colombia to NE Peru
Thamnophilus palliatus - Chestnut-backed Antshrike - S Amazonia, SE Brazil
Thamnophilus bridgesi - Black-hooded Antshrike - Costa Rica, Panama
Thamnophilus nigriceps - Black Antshrike - E Panama, NW Colombia
Thamnophilus praecox - Cocha Antshrike - NE Ecuador
Thamnophilus nigrocinereus - Blackish-grey Antshrike - N Amazonia
Thamnophilus cryptoleucus - Castelnau's Antshrike - W Amazonia
Thamnophilus aethiops - White-shouldered Antshrike - Amazonia
Thamnophilus unicolor - Uniform Antshrike - Colombia to C Peru
Thamnophilus schistaceus - Plain-winged Antshrike - W, S Amazonia
Thamnophilus murinus - Mouse-colored Antshrike - N, W Amazonia
Thamnophilus aroyae - Upland Antshrike - SE Peru, NW Bolivia
Thamnophilus atrinucha - Western Slaty Antshrike - S Belize to NW Venezuela & NW Peru
Thamnophilus punctatus - Northern Slaty Antshrike - N, W Amazonia
Thamnophilus stictocephalus - Natterer's Slaty Antshrike - S Amazonia
Thamnophilus sticturus - Bolivian Slaty Antshrike - SW Amazonia
Thamnophilus pelzelni - Planalto Slaty Antshrike - E, SC Brazil
Thamnophilus ambiguus - Sooretama Slaty Antshrike - SE Brazil
Thamnophilus amazonicus - Amazonian Antshrike - Amazonia
Thamnophilus divisorius - Acre Antshrike - W Brazil, E Peru
Thamnophilus insignis - Streak-backed Antshrike - NC Amazonia
Thamnophilus caerulescens - Variable Antshrike - WC, SC, SE, E South America
Thamnophilus torquatus - Rufous-winged Antshrike - SE Amazonia, E Brazil
Thamnophilus ruficapillus - Rufous-capped Antshrike - SW, SE South America

Megastictus margaritatus - Pearly Antshrike - W, C Amazonia

Neoctantes niger - Black Bushbird - W Amazonia

Clytoctantes alixii - Recurve-billed Bushbird - NW Venezuela, N Colombia
Clytoctantes atrogularis - Rondonia Bushbird - SW Amazonia

Xenornis setifrons - Speckled Antshrike - E Panama, NW Colombia

Thamnistes anabatinus - Russet Antshrike - SE Mexico to C Bolivia

Dysithamnus stictothorax - Spot-breasted Antvireo - SE South America
Dysithamnus mentalis - Plain Antvireo - SE Mexico to NE Argentina
Dysithamnus striaticeps - Streak-crowned Antvireo - SE Honduras to Costa Rica
Dysithamnus puncticeps - Spot-crowned Antvireo - Costa Rica to NW Ecuador
Dysithamnus xanthopterus - Rufous-backed Antvireo - SE Brazil
Dysithamnus occidentalis - Bicolored Antvireo - S Colombia, N Ecuador
Dysithamnus plumbeus - Plumbeous Antvireo - SE Brazil
Dysithamnus leucostictus - White-streaked Antvireo - C Colombia & N Venezuela to Peru

Thamnomanes ardesiacus - Dusky-throated Antshrike - N, W Amazonia
Thamnomanes saturninus - Saturnine Antshrike - SC, SW Amazonia
Thamnomanes caesius - Cinereous Antshrike - Amazonia, E,se Brazil
Thamnomanes schistogynus - Bluish-slate Antshrike - SW Amazonia

Pygiptila stellaris - Spot-winged Antshrike - Amazonia

Epinecrophylla fulviventris - Checker-throated Antwren - SE Honduras to W Ecuador
Epinecrophylla gutturalis - Brown-bellied Antwren - NE Amazonia
Epinecrophylla leucophthalma - White-eyed Antwren - S Amazonia
Epinecrophylla haematonota - Stipple-throated Antwren - W, NC Amazonia
Epinecrophylla fjeldsaai - Yasuni Antwren - E Ecuador, N Peru
Epinecrophylla spodionota - Foothill Antwren - S Colombia to C Peru
Epinecrophylla ornata - Ornate Antwren - W, S Amazonia
Epinecrophylla erythrura - Rufous-tailed Antwren - W Amazonia

Myrmotherula ignota - Moustached Antwren - E Panama to NW Ecuador, W Amazonia
Myrmotherula brachyura - Pygmy Antwren - Amazonia
Myrmotherula surinamensis - Guianan Streaked Antwren - NE Amazonia
Myrmotherula multostriata - Amazonian Streaked Antwren - S, W Amazonia
Myrmotherula pacifica - Pacific Antwren - Panama to W Ecuador
Myrmotherula cherriei - Cherrie's Antwren - NC Amazonia
Myrmotherula klagesi - Klages's Antwren - C Amazonia
Myrmotherula longicauda - Stripe-chested Antwren - W, SW Amazonia
Myrmotherula ambigua - Yellow-throated Antwren - NC Amazonia
Myrmotherula sclateri - Sclater's Antwren - S Amazonia
Myrmotherula hauxwelli - Plain-throated Antwren - S, W Amazonia
Myrmotherula guttata - Rufous-bellied Antwren - NE Amazonia
Myrmotherula gularis - Star-throated Antwren - SE Brazil
Myrmotherula axillaris - White-flanked Antwren - SE Honduras through Amazonia
Myrmotherula luctuosa - Silvery-flanked Antwren - E, SE Brazil
Myrmotherula schisticolor - Slaty Antwren - SE Mexico to N Venezuela & Peru
Myrmotherula sunensis - Rio Suno Antwren - W Amazonia
Myrmotherula minor - Salvadori's Antwren - SE Brazil
Myrmotherula longipennis - Long-winged Antwren - Amazonia
Myrmotherula urosticta - Band-tailed Antwren - E, SE Brazil
Myrmotherula iheringi - Ihering's Antwren - W, C Amazonia
Myrmotherula fluminensis - Rio de Janeiro Antwren - SE Brazil
Myrmotherula grisea - Yungas Antwren - W Bolivia
Myrmotherula unicolor - Unicolored Antwren - SE Brazil
Myrmotherula snowi - Alagoas Antwren - E Brazil
Myrmotherula behni - Plain-winged Antwren - N, NW Amazonia
Myrmotherula menetriesii - Grey Antwren - Amazonia
Myrmotherula assimilis - Leaden Antwren - C, S Amazonia

Dichrozona cincta - Banded Antbird - S, W Amazonia

Myrmorchilus strigilatus - Stripe-backed Antbird - SC South America, E Brazil

Herpsilochmus pileatus - Bahia Antwren - E Brazil
Herpsilochmus sellowi - Caatinga Antwren - E Brazil
Herpsilochmus atricapillus - Black-capped Antwren - E, SC South America
Herpsilochmus motacilloides - Creamy-bellied Antwren - E Peru
Herpsilochmus parkeri - Ash-throated Antwren - NC Peru
Herpsilochmus sticturus - Spot-tailed Antwren - Venezuela, the Guianas, NE Brazil
Herpsilochmus dugandi - Dugand's Antwren - W Amazonia
Herpsilochmus stictocephalus - Todd's Antwren - Venezuela, the Guianas, NE Brazil
Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus - Spot-backed Antwren - NW Amazonia
Herpsilochmus roraimae - Roraiman Antwren - Tepuis
Herpsilochmus pectoralis - Pectoral Antwren - E Brazil
Herpsilochmus longirostris - Large-billed Antwren - C South America
Herpsilochmus gentryi - Ancient Antwren - E Ecuador, N Peru
Herpsilochmus axillaris - Yellow-breasted Antwren - W Colombia to SE Peru
Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus - Rufous-winged Antwren - Panama, Widespread Latin America South America

Microrhopias quixensis - Dot-winged Antwren - S Mexico to S Amazonia

Formicivora iheringi - Narrow-billed Antwren - E Brazil
Formicivora erythronotos - Black-hooded Antwren - SE Brazil
Formicivora grisea - Southern White-fringed Antwren - Guyana to S Amazonia & SE Brazil
Formicivora intermedia - Northern White-fringed Antwren - Colombia, Venezuela
Formicivora serrana - Serra Antwren - SE Brazil
Formicivora littoralis - Restinga Antwren - SE Brazil
Formicivora melanogaster - Black-bellied Antwren - E Brazil, C South America
Formicivora rufa - Rusty-backed Antwren - Amazonia, E Brazil, C South America
Formicivora grantsaui - Sincora Antwren - NE Brazil

Stymphalornis acutirostris - Marsh Antwren - SE Brazil

Drymophila ferruginea - Ferruginous Antbird - SE Brazil
Drymophila rubricollis - Bertoni's Antbird - SE South America
Drymophila genei - Rufous-tailed Antbird - SE Brazil
Drymophila ochropyga - Ochre-rumped Antbird - E, SE Brazil
Drymophila malura - Dusky-tailed Antbird - SE South America
Drymophila squamata - Scaled Antbird - E, SE Brazil
Drymophila devillei - Striated Antbird - S, SW Amazonia
Drymophila caudata - Long-tailed Antbird - N Venezuela to NW Bolivia

Terenura maculata - Streak-capped Antwren - SE South America
Terenura sicki - Orange-bellied Antwren - E Brazil
Terenura callinota - Rufous-rumped Antwren - Costa Rica to C Peru, Guianas
Terenura humeralis - Chestnut-shouldered Antwren - W Amazonia
Terenura sharpei - Yellow-rumped Antwren - S Peru, W Bolivia
Terenura spodioptila - Ash-winged Antwren - N Amazonia

Cercomacra cinerascens - Grey Antbird - Amazonia
Cercomacra brasiliana - Rio de Janeiro Antbird - SE Brazil
Cercomacra tyrannina - Dusky Antbird - SE Mexico through N Amazonia
Cercomacra laeta - Willis's Antbird - NC, SE Amazonia, E Brazil
Cercomacra parkeri - Parker's Antbird - WC Colombia
Cercomacra nigrescens - Blackish Antbird - S, W, NE Amazonia
Cercomacra serva - Black Antbird - W Amazonia
Cercomacra nigricans - Jet Antbird - Panama to E Venezuela & W Ecuador
Cercomacra carbonaria - Rio Branco Antbird - N Brazil, SW Guyana
Cercomacra melanaria - Mato Grosso Antbird - C South America
Cercomacra manu - Manu Antbird - SW, S Amazonia
Cercomacra ferdinandi - Bananal Antbird - C Brazil

Pyriglena leuconota - White-backed Fire-eye - S Colombia to E Brazil
Pyriglena atra - Fringe-backed Fire-eye - E Brazil
Pyriglena leucoptera - White-shouldered Fire-eye - E, SE South America

Rhopornis ardesiacus - Slender Antbird - E Brazil

Myrmoborus leucophrys - White-browed Antbird - Amazonia
Myrmoborus lugubris - Ash-breasted Antbird - Amazon & tributaries
Myrmoborus myotherinus - Black-faced Antbird - Amazonia
Myrmoborus melanurus - Black-tailed Antbird - W Amazonia

Hypocnemis cantator - Guianan Warbling Antbird - E Venezuela, Guianas and NE Amazonian Brazil
Hypocnemis flavescens - Imeri Warbling Antbird - S Venezuela, E Colombia, NW Brazil
Hypocnemis peruviana - Peruvian Warbling Antbird - SE Colombia, E Ecuador, NE, E Peru, W Brazil
Hypocnemis subflava - Yellow-breasted Warbling Antbird - C, SE Peru, N Bolivia
Hypocnemis ochrogyna - Rondonia Warbling Antbird - NE Bolivia and S Brazil
Hypocnemis striata - Spix's Warbling Antbird - C, EC Brazil
Hypocnemis hypoxantha - Yellow-browed Antbird - W, S Amazonia

Hypocnemoides melanopogon - Black-chinned Antbird - C, N Amazonia
Hypocnemoides maculicauda - Band-tailed Antbird - S, SW Amazonia

Myrmochanes hemileucus - Black-and-white Antbird - W Amazon & tributaries

Gymnocichla nudiceps - Bare-crowned Antbird - S Belize to NW Colombia

Sclateria naevia - Silvered Antbird - Amazonia

Percnostola rufifrons - Black-headed Antbird - NE, NC Amazonia
Percnostola arenarum - Allpahuayo Antbird - NE Peru
Percnostola lophotes - White-lined Antbird - SW Amazonia

Schistocichla schistacea - Slate-colored Antbird - W Amazonia
Schistocichla leucostigma - Spot-winged Antbird - N Amazonia
Schistocichla humaythae - Humaita Antbird - W Amazonian Brazil, N Bolivia
Schistocichla brunneiceps - Brownish-headed Antbird - SW Peru, NW Bolivia
Schistocichla rufifacies - Rufous-faced Antbird - E Amazonian Brazil
Schistocichla saturata - Roraiman Antbird - SE Venezuela, N Brazil, W Guyana. South America
Schistocichla caurensis - Caura Antbird - NC Amazonia

Myrmeciza disjuncta - Yapacana Antbird - NC Amazonia
Myrmeciza longipes - White-bellied Antbird - N South America, N Amazonia
Myrmeciza exsul - Chestnut-backed Antbird - Nicaragua to W Ecuador
Myrmeciza ferruginea - Ferruginous-backed Antbird - NE Amazonia
Myrmeciza ruficauda - Scalloped Antbird - E, SE Brazil
Myrmeciza loricata - White-bibbed Antbird - E, SE Brazil
Myrmeciza squamosa - Squamate Antbird - SE Brazil
Myrmeciza laemosticta - Dull-mantled Antbird - E Costa Rica to NW Venezuela
Myrmeciza nigricauda - Esmeraldas Antbird - W Colombia, W Ecuador
Myrmeciza berlepschi - Stub-tailed Antbird - W Colombia to NW Ecuador
Myrmeciza pelzelni - Grey-bellied Antbird - NC Amazonia
Myrmeciza castanea - Northern Chestnut-tailed Antbird - W Amazonia
Myrmeciza hemimelaena - Southern Chestnut-tailed Antbird - S Amazonia
Myrmeciza atrothorax - Black-throated Antbird - Amazonia
Myrmeciza melanoceps - White-shouldered Antbird - W Amazonia
Myrmeciza goeldii - Goeldi's Antbird - SW Amazonia
Myrmeciza hyperythra - Plumbeous Antbird - W, SW Amazonia
Myrmeciza fortis - Sooty Antbird - W Amazonia
Myrmeciza immaculata - Immaculate Antbird - Nicaragua to Venezuela & Ecuador
Myrmeciza griseiceps - Grey-headed Antbird - SW Ecuador, NW Peru

Myrmornis torquata - Wing-banded Antbird - Nicaragua, Panama, Amazonia

Pithys albifrons - White-plumed Antbird - N, W Amazonia
Pithys castaneus - White-masked Antbird - NE Peru

Gymnopithys leucaspis - Bicolored Antbird - Honduras to N Peru, NW Amazonia
Gymnopithys rufigula - Rufous-throated Antbird - NC, NE Amazonia
Gymnopithys salvini - White-throated Antbird - SW Amazonia
Gymnopithys lunulatus - Lunulated Antbird - W Amazonia

Rhegmatorhina gymnops - Bare-eyed Antbird - SC Amazonia
Rhegmatorhina berlepschi - Harlequin Antbird - SC Amazonia
Rhegmatorhina hoffmannsi - White-breasted Antbird - SC Amazonia
Rhegmatorhina cristata - Chestnut-crested Antbird - NW Amazonia
Rhegmatorhina melanosticta - Hairy-crested Antbird - W Amazonia

Hylophylax naevioides - Spotted Antbird - Honduras to W Ecuador
Hylophylax naevius - Spot-backed Antbird - Amazonia
Hylophylax punctulatus - Dot-backed Antbird - Amazonia

Willisornis poecilinotus - Scale-backed Antbird - Amazonia

Phlegopsis nigromaculata - Black-spotted Bare-eye - S, W Amazonia
Phlegopsis erythroptera - Reddish-winged Bare-eye - W, NW Amazonia

Skutchia borbae - Pale-faced Antbird - SC Amazonia

Phaenostictus mcleannani - Ocellated Antbird - Honduras to NW Ecuador