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title: "Dot-winged Antwren"
description: "Microrhopias quixensis — Birds. The dot-winged antwren (Microrhopias quixensis) or velvety antwren is a passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the \"typical antbirds\"."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/dot-winged-antwren
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Dot-winged Antwren

> Microrhopias quixensis — Birds. The dot-winged antwren (Microrhopias quixensis) or velvety antwren is a passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds".

- Scientific name: *Microrhopias quixensis*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 824
- Wikidata: [Q875953](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q875953)
- iNaturalist taxon: [15922](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/15922)

## Names

- en: Dot-winged Antwren
- de: Tropfenflügel-Ameisenfänger
- es: Hormiguero Alas Punteadas
- fr: Grisin étoilé
- nl: Microrhopias
- pt: Papa-formiga-de-bando
- pl: Cynamonik zmienny

## Countries with the most observations

PA (305), CR (154), BZ (56), BR (45), EC (35), MX (34), CO (28), PE (21), NI (13), GF (11), GT (6), HN (3)

## Summary

The dot-winged antwren (Microrhopias quixensis) or velvety antwren is a passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Mexico, every Central American country except El Salvador, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot-winged_antwren

## Photo

![Dot-winged Antwren](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dot-winged-antwren/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194427778

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/dot-winged-antwren?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).