Rufous-winged Antwren Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus

Rufous-winged Antwren
(Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus)
Brazilian name: Chororozinho de asa vermelha

Caxiuanã, Pará, Brazil
November 2005

The Rufous-winged Antwren is distributed from Panama into Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador , Peru and Brazil. It is found in a variety of humid forest environments where it forages for insects in the canopy and sub-canopy of trees.

There are 4 sub-species and these photos show the male and female of the sub-species H. r. frater. Compared with nominate the male has a greyer back with black patches, a whiter chin and paler yellow below.

The female, as seen in photos 2 to 5, is particularly attractive with her rufous crown and forehead contrasting with her olive-brown back.

Female Rufous-winged Antwren, Caxiuanã, Pará, Brazil, November 2005 - click for larger image

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