Antwren. Stipplethroat or something - Panama August 2022 (1 Viewer)

[njlarsen]

Checker-throated Stipplethroat usually is shown with pale eye in field guides. However, Birds of the world states that "Juvenile has grey iris, becoming pale yellow in first-year plumage" and "iris golden, becoming rich chocolate-brown in older birds". Does that mean this is an older bird of that species, or am I completely off? Precise location is access road to Canopy Tower, Canal Zone between Summit and Gamboa, Panama.
Niels

Niels

 

[THE_FERN]

Seems to have a greyish head. Why isn't it female white-flanked antwren?

 

[njlarsen]

The images I see show the female with more reddish wings and the dots orangey. But maybe a young male?

The most similar one I can seem to find in Macaulay is this one

ML146778671 - White-flanked Antwren - Macaulay Library

Macaulay Library ML146778671; © Frank Salmon; Colón, Panama

macaulaylibrary.org

Niels

 

[THE_FERN]

The images I see show the female with more reddish wings and the dots orangey. But maybe a young male?

The most similar one I can seem to find in Macaulay is this one

ML146778671 - White-flanked Antwren - Macaulay Library

Macaulay Library ML146778671; © Frank Salmon; Colón, Panama

macaulaylibrary.org

Niels

Perhaps we can't say definitively. But looks clear it's that species. I detect reddish elements in the wings etc of your photo: suspect lighting / sensor means they're not as bright or pronounced as we might expect.

 

[Kratter]

Both the stipplethroat and White-flanked Antwren have plain tails, This looks like a Black-crowned (Western Slaty) Antshrike.

Andy

 

[njlarsen]

Both the stipplethroat and White-flanked Antwren have plain tails, This looks like a Black-crowned (Western Slaty) Antshrike.

Andy

Nice catch, thank you.
Niels

 

[THE_FERN]

Nice catch, thank you.
Niels

Yes: should have noticed hooked bill. Vallely illustration of antwren slightly wrong: it shows white [or pale] tail edges.