Plumbeous Antbird

Myrmelastes hyperythrus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Thamnophilidae
Genus
Myrmelastes
eBird Code
pluant1

Taxonomy Changes

Myrmeciza hyperythra Myrmelastes hyperythrus

Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.

Distribution

southern Colombia to eastern Peru, northwestern Bolivia, and southwestern Amazonian Brazil

Vocalizations

David F. Belmonte · CC_BY_4_0
Steve Collins · CC_BY_4_0
David F. Belmonte · CC_BY_4_0

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.