Yellow-breasted Antwren (Herpsilochmus axillaris)

Other Names (World)
Yellow-breasted Antwren, Yellow-margined Antwren

Family
Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)

Size
11 - 12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Tschudi, 1844)

Habitat
Subcanopy of humid montane forest. From 500 - 1,900 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradation due to accelerating deforestation for human colonisation, logging and agriculture, is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A rattle-like trill of dry notes.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (28)...)

Yellow-breasted Antwren (Herpsilochmus axillaris) [XC424874]
by Charlie Vogt from El Carmen de Atrato, Choc\u00f3, Colombia (song)

Yellow-breasted Antwren (Herpsilochmus axillaris) [XC249331]
by Niels Krabbe from Napo: 3 km NW Guagua Sumaco, Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
Relationships with other species in genus unclear. Plumage distinctions between subspecies aequatorialis and puncticeps poorly understood.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

senex Bond & Meyer de Schauensee, 1940 - Western and central Andes in western Colombia (Riseralda south to Cauca).
aequatorialis Taczanowski & von Berlepsch, 1885 - Eastern slope of Andes in eastern Ecuador and northern Peru (north of R Mara��n).
puncticeps Taczanowski, 1882 - East-central Peru south of R Mara��n (south to Jun��n).
axillaris (Tschudi, 1844) - Eastern slope in south-eastern Peru (Cuzco east to Puno).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Yellow-breasted Antwren (Herpsilochmus axillaris) - 10 files

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