Plain Antvireo
Dysithamnus mentalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)
- GenusDysithamnus (Antvireos)
- SpeciesDysithamnus mentalis (Plain Antvireo)
The plain antvireo (Dysithamnus mentalis) is a passerine bird species in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Mexico, every Central American country except El Salvador, on both Trinidad and Tobago, and in every mainland South American country except Chile, French Guiana, Suriname, and Uruguay. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
Great Antshrike
Taraba major
Mato Grosso Antbird
Cercomacra melanaria
Barred Antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus
Band-tailed Antbird
Hypocnemoides maculicauda
Large-billed Antwren
Herpsilochmus longirostris
Planalto Slaty-Antshrike
Thamnophilus pelzelni
Rusty-backed Antwren
Formicivora rufa
Spot-backed Antbird
Hylophylax naevius
White-shouldered Antshrike
Thamnophilus aethiops
East Amazonian Fire-eye
Pyriglena leuconota
Rufous-winged Antshrike
Thamnophilus torquatus
Glossy Antshrike
Sakesphorus luctuosus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Plain Antvireo at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas — 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