This is a common and confiding bird of primary and second growth forest, usually found in small groups. The female lays two purple-marked white eggs, which are incubated by both sexes for 16 days to hatching, in a small plant fibre and dead leaf cup nest low in a tree or shrub.
The White-flanked Antwren is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.
White-flanked Antwren - Myrmotherula axillaris White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris luctuosa Reserva Ecoligica de Guapi Assu, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. Male. This is the race endemic to the lowlands of eastern Brazil, which will eventually be split, based mainly on its completely different vocalizations. More
White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris male (digital - Rio Claro, Antioquia, Colombia) by Christian Artuso More
The White-flanked Antwren, Myrmotherula axillaris, is a passerine bird in the antbird family. It is a resident breeder in tropical Central and South America from El Salvador and Honduras south to Amazonian Bolivia and southern Brazil, and on Trinidad. More
White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris = Described by: Vieillot (1817) Alternate common name(s): Black Antwren, Slivery-flanked Antwren Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs Pedro Vicente Maldonado, Ecuador - Mar 9, 2007 More
White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris IUCN Red List history Year Category 2009 Least Concern 2008 Least Concern 2004 Least Concern 2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern 1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern 1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern Range Estimate More
Stamps showing White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris Bargain of the day! White-flanked Antwren Links will open countrypage in new window - Nicaragua 01.07. More
Young male White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris More
White-flanked Antwren - Myrmotherula axillaris Euler's Flycatcher - Empidonax euleri White-fringed Antwren - Formicivora grisea Fuscous Flycatcher - Cnemotriccus fuscatus COTINGAS - Cotingidae Bran-colored Flycatcher - Myiophobus fasciatus Black-tailed Tityra - Tityra caynana Yellow-breasted Flycatcher - Tolmomyias flaviventris PELICANS - Pelecanidae Ochre-bellied Flycatcher - Pipomopha oleaginea Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis Yellow-bellied Elaenia - Elaenia flavogaster * More
White-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula axillaris = Thaima More
The White-flanked Antwren is typically 10.7 cm long, and weighs 8.1 g. The adult male has dark grey upperparts, black underparts, and black wings with bars of white spots. The flanks and underwings are white. The female and immature male have brown upperparts, yellowish-buff underparts and weakly barred rufous wings. Her flanks and underwings are white, much like the male. Males of the distinctive western race M. a. melaena have black upperparts and underparts, and the female is darker than nominate M. More
White-flanked antwrenBirds in Suriname = - White-flanked antwren male Myrmidon More