Brown-bellied Antwren (Epinecrophylla gutturalis)

Family
Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)

Size
9 - 11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater & Salvin, 1881)

Habitat
Interior of humid and wet "terra firme" lowland and foothill forest. From sea-level - 600 m, occasionally up to 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.

Eastern Venezuela (Bol��var east of R Caron��), the Guianas and north-eastern Amazonian Brazil (east of R Branco and lower R Negro).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NT
Habitat destruction through deforestation due to logging, mining, human colonisation and subsistence agriculture, is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A short, evenly paced series of harsh downslurred notes, increasing in intensity and decreasing in pitch. Other brief, harsh vocalisations known.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (23)...)

Brown-bellied Stipplethroat (Epinecrophylla gutturalis) [XC272152]
by Pritam Baruah from Mozeskreek area, W Suriname, Suriname (call, song, song and call)

Brown-bellied Stipplethroat (Epinecrophylla gutturalis) [XC636932]
by id from Sarac\u00e1 Taquera National Forest, State of Par\u00e1, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Genetic, morphological and behavioural analyses indicate that this species is part of a monophyletic group that also includes Checker-throated Antwren (Epinecrophylla fulviventris), White-eyed Antwren (Epinecrophylla leucophthalma), Foothill Antwren (Epinecrophylla spodionota), Western Stipple-throated Antwren (Epinecrophylla haematonota), Yasuni Antwren (Epinecrophylla fjeldsaai), Western Ornate Antwren (Epinecrophylla ornata) 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.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Brown-bellied Antwren (Epinecrophylla gutturalis) - 10 files

More Information

BirdLife International

For more information about the Brown-bellied Antwren see... Show Articles

BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Articles about the Brown-bellied Antwren

If you would like to read any articles about the Brown-bellied Antwren...

Show Articles (0)

No Pictures of Brown-bellied Antwren

If Birdpedia has no pictures of Brown-bellied Antwren or you would like to see more, then try the following...

Show External Images from BING

From BING (1)

No Videos of Brown-bellied Antwren

If Birdpedia has no videos of Brown-bellied Antwren or you would like to see more, then try the following..

Show External Videos

From BING (0)

Where can I observe this species?

Select an area (or leave blank) to see locations where this species has been recorded.

Area

All

Optional: Complete the following if you wish to restrict the reserve to within a given distance of a location.

Please enter the Latitude and Longitiude of a given location together with the maximum distance (km) to display a list of reserves within that distance. You must enter a Latitude, a Longitude and a distance greater than 0.

Latitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence)

Deg	Min	Sec			Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)
				or	GPS help

Longitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence)

Deg	Min	Sec			Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)
				or	Find GPS using Google Maps

Distance	Bearing
		Get Sample GPS readings

On What Field Trips was this species observed?

Select an area (or leave blank), and a date range, to see field trips on which this species has been recorded.

Area

All

From	To

Latitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence)

Deg	Min	Sec			Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)
				or	GPS help

Longitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence)

Deg	Min	Sec			Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)
				or

Distance	Bearing
		Get Sample GPS readings

Latest Sightings for Brown-bellied Antwren