Northern Rufous-winged Antwren Herpsilochmus scapularis Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus

Rusty-winged Antwren
Herpsilochmus frater
(aka Rufous-winged Antwren, Northern Rufous-winged Antwren
Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus, Herpsilochmus scapularis
Brazilian name: Chororozinho de asa vermelha

Caxiuanã, Pará, Brazil
November 2005

The Rusty-winged Antwren is distributed from Panama into Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador , Peru and Brazil. See the distribution map at xeno-canto. It is found in a variety of humid forest environments where it forages for insects in the canopy and sub-canopy of trees.

There are 2 sub-species and these photos show the male and female of the nominate sub-species H. f. frater. The male has a grey back with black patches, a white chin and is pale yellow below.

The female, as seen in photos 2 to 5, is particularly attractive with her rufous crown and forehead contrasting with her olive-brown back.

Female Rufous-winged Antwren, Caxiuanã, Pará, Brazil, November 2005 - click for larger image

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