Yellow-breasted Antwren
Herpsilochmus axillaris
The Yellow-breasted Antwren (Herpsilochmus axillaris) is a rare antbirds, antshrikes, antwrens, and antvireo found in 3 countries, weighing about 11 g. The yellow-breasted antwren is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds".
About the Yellow-breasted Antwren
The yellow-breasted antwren is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
How to identify it
The yellow-breasted antwren is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 10 to 13 g (0.35 to 0.46 oz). Adult males of the nominate subspecies H. a. axillaris have a black crown and nape with white spots on the crown and a broken whitish supercilium on an otherwise mottled blackish and yellow-olive face. Their upperparts are olive-gray. Their wings coverts are black with yellow-tinged white edges and tips; their flight feathers are very dark gray. Their tail is mostly dark gray, with white tips and part of the edges of the inner feathers and mostly white outer feathers. Voice: The yellow-breasted antwren's song is "a rattle-like trill of dry notes". It has been written as "tree-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ew" in Ecuador. In northern Peru it is "tee-tee-TI-TI-titi'ti'tititititititer" and in Cuzco "chew tew-tew-TEE-TEE-ti-ti'ti'ti'tititi". The species' call is "a short...downslurred whistle" written as "tew" or "tchew".
What the Yellow-breasted Antwren sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
The Yellow-breasted Antwren can be seen all year round, with peak activity in August. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Yellow-breasted Antwren?
- The yellow-breasted antwren is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 10 to 13 g (0.35 to 0.46 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Yellow-breasted Antwren?
- The Yellow-breasted Antwren is a tiny sized bird weighing about 11 g.
- Where can you see a Yellow-breasted Antwren?
- The Yellow-breasted Antwren occurs in 3 countries, including Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
- What does a Yellow-breasted Antwren sound like?
- You can listen to 3 field recordings of the Yellow-breasted Antwren on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
- What birds look similar to a Yellow-breasted Antwren?
- The Yellow-breasted Antwren is most easily confused with the Large-billed Antwren, the Spot-backed Antwren and the Rusty-winged Antwren.
- Is the Yellow-breasted Antwren endangered?
- The Yellow-breasted Antwren is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Learn the Yellow-breasted Antwren for real
BeakBrain drills you on photos and calls until you can greet this bird by name in the field. Free to play, on any device.
Play BeakBrainEvery photo and recording on this page is credited to its author under the licence shown. Spotted a problem with this page, or have a better photo? Contribute.