Yellow-browed Antbird
Hypocnemis hypoxantha
(L 4.75" Wt .35 to 0.46 oz)
In subtropical or tropical moist
lowland forests of Brazil,
Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
lowland forests of Brazil,
Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Yasuni Nat’l Park
19Mar2017
Most species of antbirds are
dominated by dull colors ...but
the breast and belly of the
Yellow-browed Antbird are
strongly yellow.
dominated by dull colors ...but
the breast and belly of the
Yellow-browed Antbird are
strongly yellow.
(Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Hypocnemius in Greek
means above the lower leg;
hypoxantha means less than
yellow.
means above the lower leg;
hypoxantha means less than
yellow.
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