Dot-winged Antwren
Microrhopias quixensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)
- GenusMicrorhopias
- SpeciesMicrorhopias quixensis (Dot-winged Antwren)
The dot-winged antwren (Microrhopias quixensis) or velvety antwren is a passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Mexico, every Central American country except El Salvador, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Anavilhanas National Park
Gray Antbird
Cercomacra cinerascens
Black-crested Antshrike
Sakesphorus canadensis
Black-chinned Antbird
Hypocnemoides melanopogon
Klages's Antwren
Myrmotherula klagesi
Black-faced Antbird
Myrmoborus myotherinus
Mouse-colored Antshrike
Thamnophilus murinus
Dusky Antbird
Cercomacra tyrannina
Yellow-browed Antbird
Hypocnemis hypoxantha
Leaden Antwren
Myrmotherula assimilis
Ash-breasted Antbird
Myrmoborus lugubris
Fasciated Antshrike
Cymbilaimus lineatus
Cinereous Antshrike
Thamnomanes caesius
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Dot-winged Antwren at Anavilhanas National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there