Latin Etymology: Microrhopias ("small bush dweller") quixensis ("of Quijo", an area in Peru/Ecuador)
Dot-winged Antwren (Microrhopias quixensis) at Carara National Parl, Costa Rica - November 2025
Featured Subspecies: Microrhopias quixensis virgatus
Weight: 7.5-11.5g / Length: 10-12.5cm / Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A widespread secies of Antbird found in Central America and the Amazon basin. While the name suggests greater specificity, they feed on arthropods in general, foraging in small family groups, or, when they enter its territory, joining mixed species flocks.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Microrhopias
SUBSPECIES: M. q. boucardi, M. q. virgatus, M. q. consobrina, M. q. quixensis, M. q. intercedens, M. q. nigriventris, M. q. albicauda, M. q. microstictus, M. q. bicolor, M. q. emiliae
- Sighting Locations -
COSTA RICA - Spanish - Hormiguerito del Quijos
Found in Caribean Lowlands and Central Pacific Lowlands
- COSTA RICA 2025 TRIP: Seen at Carara National Park
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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