Dot-winged antwren

Dot-winged antwren
	Microrhopias quixensis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Thamnophilidae
Genus:	Microrhopias; P.L. Sclater, 1862
Binomial name
	Microrhopias quixensis;

The dot-winged antwren (Microrhopias quixensis), also known as the velvety antwren, is a passerine bird in the antbird family. It is found in tropical Central and South America from southeastern Mexico south to western Ecuador, northern Bolivia and central Brazil.^[1] The male dot-winged antwren is blackish, while the female has brownish underparts.^[2] It is the only member of the genus Microrhopias.

References[change | change source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Dot-winged Antwren (Microrhopias quixensis) » Planet of Birds". planetofbirds.com. 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
↑ Greenberg, R. & J. Gradwohl (1983) "Sexual Roles in the Dot-Winged Antwren (Microrhopias quixensis), a Tropical Forest Passerine". (PDF) Archived 2009-03-26 at the Wayback Machine Auk 100 (4): 920–925

Stiles and Skutch, A guide to the birds of Costa Rica ISBN 0-8014-9600-4

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[planetofbirds-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Dot-winged Antwren (Microrhopias quixensis) » Planet of Birds". planetofbirds.com. 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.

[Greenberg-2] Greenberg, R. & J. Gradwohl (1983) "Sexual Roles in the Dot-Winged Antwren (Microrhopias quixensis), a Tropical Forest Passerine". (PDF) Archived 2009-03-26 at the Wayback Machine Auk 100 (4): 920–925

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