NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
White-flanked Antwren
Myrmotherula axillaris (Vieillot, 1817)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The white-flanked antwren (Myrmotherula axillaris) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found from Honduras to Panama in Central America, in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay, and on Trinidad.
Wikipedia contributors, White-flanked antwren; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:51:00.011211+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Myrmotherula axillaris (Vieillot, 1817)
- Name authority
- (Vieillot, 1817)
- Common name
- White-flanked Antwren
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thamnophilidae
- Genus
- Myrmotherula
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyThamnophilidae Swainson, 1824
- genusMyrmotherula P. L. Sclater, 1858
- speciesMyrmotherula axillaris (Vieillot, 1817)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Myrmotherula. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow-throated AntwrenMyrmotherula ambigua J. T. Zimmer, 1932 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plain-winged AntwrenMyrmotherula behni Berlepsch & Leverkühn, 1890 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pygmy AntwrenMyrmotherula brachyura (Hermann, 1783) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ihering's AntwrenMyrmotherula iheringi E. Snethlage, 1914 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sclater's AntwrenMyrmotherula sclateri E. Snethlage, 1912 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Alagoas AntwrenMyrmotherula snowi Teixeira & Gonzaga, 1985 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Band-tailed AntwrenMyrmotherula urosticta (P. L. Sclater, 1857) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Slaty AntwrenMyrmotherula schisticolor (Lawrence, 1865) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Western Long-winged AntwrenMyrmotherula garbei H. F. A. Ihering, 1905 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Northern Gray AntwrenMyrmotherula cinereiventris P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1868 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leaden AntwrenMyrmotherula assimilis Pelzeln, 1868 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cherrie's AntwrenMyrmotherula cherriei Berlepsch & E. J. O. Hartert, 1902 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Myrmothera axillaris Vieillot, 1817 Vieillot, 1817 | synonym |
| Myiothera fuliginosa M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1823 M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1823 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Middle America
South America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=561403 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:45CZ2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.