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 Tenorio Volcano National Park
Barred Antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus
Spotted Antbird
Hylophylax naevioides
Streak-crowned Antvireo
Dysithamnus striaticeps
Chestnut-backed Antbird
Myrmeciza exsul
Russet Antshrike
Thamnistes anabatinus
White-cheeked Antbird
Gymnopithys leucaspis
Ocellated Antbird
Phaenostictus mcleannani
Fasciated Antshrike
Cymbilaimus lineatus
Dusky Antbird
Cercomacra tyrannina
Dull-mantled Antbird
Sipia laemosticta
Zeledon's Antbird
Hafferia zeledoni
Plain Antvireo
Dysithamnus mentalis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Dot-winged Antwren at Tenorio Volcano 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