Hypocnemis hypoxantha
The Yellow-browed Antbird (Hypocnemis hypoxantha) is a diminutive and engaging member of the antbird family (Thamnophilidae), known for its distinctive facial markings. Measuring approximately 11-12 cm (4.3-4.7 inches) in length and weighing around 11-14 grams, its most striking feature is a bright yellow supercilium (eyebrow) contrasting sharply with a dark eye-line and often a grayish crown. The upperparts are generally olive-green, while the underparts are a bright yellow, sometimes duller...
Found primarily in the understory of lowland evergreen forests, favoring both terra firme (non-flooded) and várzea (seasonally flooded) forest types, typically up to 800 meters in elevation.
Primarily insectivorous, feeding on a variety of arthropods such as insects, spiders, and their larvae, typically gleaned from foliage or captured in short sallies.
Yellow-browed Antbirds are diurnal, spending their days actively foraging in the forest understory, usually in pairs or as members of mixed-species foraging flocks. They employ a 'hop-and-glean' foraging strategy, systematically moving through vegetation to snatch insects and other arthropods fro...
The Yellow-browed Antbird is resident throughout the western and south-central Amazon Basin, with a widespread distribution that spans several South American countries. Its breeding range extends across eastern Ecuador, northeastern and southeastern Peru, northwestern Bolivia, and vast areas of w...
Least Concern
- The Yellow-browed Antbird is a 'true' antbird (family Thamnophilidae) but is NOT an army-ant follower, a trait that distinguishes it from many other antbird species. - Its scientific name 'Hypocnemis hypoxantha' literally means 'yellow under-thigh' in ancient Greek, referring to the yellowish f...