Ornate Stipplethroat (Epinecrophylla ornata) [XC841590]
by id from Quebrada Mishquiyacu, Moyobamba, San Martin, Peru (song)
Ornate Stipplethroat (Epinecrophylla ornata) [XC427353]
by Caio Brito from Trilha do Rio Parauapebas - Caraj\u00e1s, Parauapebas-PA, Par\u00e1, Brazil (canto)
Subspecies
Genetic, morphological and behavioural analyses indicate that this species is part of a monophyletic group that also includes Brown-bellied Antwren (Epinecrophylla gutturalis), Checker-throated Antwren (Epinecrophylla fulviventris), White-eyed Antwren (Epinecrophylla leucophthalma), Foothill Antwren (Epinecrophylla spodionota), Western Stipple-throated Antwren (Epinecrophylla haematonota), Yasuni Antwren (Epinecrophylla fjeldsaai) and Rufous-tailed Antwren (Epinecrophylla erythrura) (the "stipple-throated antwren assemblage"), and which may not be closely related to other species placed in the genus. Validity of subspecies and ranges listed is uncertain. Subspecies saturata possibly not diagnosably different from nominate, and it is unclear whether meridionalis and atrogularis intergrade. Alternatively, atrogularis (with meridionalis) and also hoffmannsi may be shown to be two distinct species. Identity of rufous-backed birds near base of Andes in south-central Peru (Cuzco) is uncertain. Further research is required.
The following 5 subspecies are recognised:
ornata (Sclater, 1853) - Central Colombia (Andean foothills in Meta).
saturata (Chapman, 1923) - South-central Colombia (eastern Nariño, eastern Cauca, Putumayo), eastern Ecuador and north-eastern Peru (north of R Marañón, west of R Napo).
atrogularis (Taczanowski, 1874) - East-central Peru (San Martín south to Ayacucho and Cuzco, east to Ucayali) and extreme south-western Amazonian Brazil (extreme south-western Amazonas, western Acre).
meridionalis (Zimmer, JT, 1932) - South-eastern Peru (Madre de Dios, Puno), adjacent Brazil (eastern Acre) and north-western Bolivia (Pando, La Paz, Cochabamba).
hoffmannsi (Hellmayr, 1906) - South-eastern Amazonian Brazil east of R Madeira (in eastern Rondônia, western and northern Mato Grosso, and Pará west of R Tocantins). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Eastern Ornate Antwren (Epinecrophylla hoffmannsi).
BirdLife International Species Factsheet