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Female Dot-winged antwren, Inírida, Colombia Sorry for the poor photo, I&#039;m sharing to support the identification of this ant-wren:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/52219/male_dot-winged_antwren_inrida_colombia.html" title="Male Dot-winged antwren, In&iacute;rida, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/52219_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=8QFIk%2FovFXpvh9mO4DXBiYI6WVE%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Male Dot-winged antwren, In&iacute;rida, Colombia Enter the confusing world of antwrens, in particular the males are a source of confusion and misinformation, many sharing this black appearance with white highlights. Judged by the de facto standard book &quot;Birds of Colombia&quot;, this can&#039;t be a dot-winged antwren, as the male&#039;s eye is illustrated as red (on this photo it is black), and the distribution does not match. Still it very likely is a dot-winged antwren, based on the length and marking on the tail, but even more important: the distinct appearance of the female, which I found only metres away:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/52220/female_dot-winged_antwren_inrida_colombia.html<br /> <br /> Lesson learned is that even though that book is a standard work, it cannot be trusted entirely. Local guides know this and regularly criticize the poor and misleading illustrations in the book. Not to bash the book though, it&#039;s no small effort to document the 2,000 birds of Colombia. Closeup:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/52221/male_dot-winged_antwren_-_closeup_inrida_colombia.html<br /> Colombia,Dot-winged antwren,Fall,Geotagged,Guain&iacute;a,In&iacute;rida,Microrhopias quixensis,South America,World" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> This female&#039;s appearance is distinct and can be used to identify the nearby male. Colombia,Dot-winged antwren,Fall,Geotagged,Guainía,Inírida,Microrhopias quixensis,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge

Female Dot-winged antwren, Inírida, Colombia

Sorry for the poor photo, I'm sharing to support the identification of this ant-wren:

Male Dot-winged antwren, Inírida, Colombia Enter the confusing world of antwrens, in particular the males are a source of confusion and misinformation, many sharing this black appearance with white highlights. Judged by the de facto standard book "Birds of Colombia", this can't be a dot-winged antwren, as the male's eye is illustrated as red (on this photo it is black), and the distribution does not match. Still it very likely is a dot-winged antwren, based on the length and marking on the tail, but even more important: the distinct appearance of the female, which I found only metres away:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/52220/female_dot-winged_antwren_inrida_colombia.html<br /> <br /> Lesson learned is that even though that book is a standard work, it cannot be trusted entirely. Local guides know this and regularly criticize the poor and misleading illustrations in the book. Not to bash the book though, it's no small effort to document the 2,000 birds of Colombia. Closeup:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/52221/male_dot-winged_antwren_-_closeup_inrida_colombia.html<br /> Colombia,Dot-winged antwren,Fall,Geotagged,Guainía,Inírida,Microrhopias quixensis,South America,World


This female's appearance is distinct and can be used to identify the nearby male.

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The Dot-winged Antwren

The dot-winged antwren is a passerine bird in the antbird family. It is a resident in tropical Central and South America from southeastern Mexico south to western Ecuador, northern Bolivia, central Brazil and the Guianas. It is the only member of the genus "Microrhopias".

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Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jul 18, 2017. Captured Oct 23, 2016 06:39 in Unnamed Road, Inírida, Guainía, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D810
  • f/5.6
  • 1/200s
  • ISO3200
  • 400mm
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Captured in the fall. More fall photos.