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 Tambopata National Reserve
Chestnut-tailed Antbird
Myrmeciza hemimelaena
White-browed Antbird
Myrmoborus leucophrys
Plain-winged Antshrike
Thamnophilus schistaceus
White-flanked Antwren
Myrmotherula axillaris
Plumbeous Antbird
Myrmeciza hyperythra
Black-spotted Bare-eye
Phlegopsis nigromaculata
Great Antshrike
Taraba major
Plain-throated Antwren
Isleria hauxwelli
Bluish-slate Antshrike
Thamnomanes schistogynus
Barred Antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus
Dusky-throated Antshrike
Thamnomanes ardesiacus
Black-faced Antbird
Myrmoborus myotherinus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Plain Antvireo at Tambopata National Reserve — 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