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White-cheeked Antbird

Gymnopithys leucaspis
Family
Typical Antbirds
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
whcant1, WCAN
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTypical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)
SpeciesGymnopithys leucaspis
Codeswhcant1, WCAN
Identification

The White-cheeked Antbird (Gymnopithys leucaspis) is a member of the Typical Antbirds family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code whcant1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Typical Antbirds
Rufous-rumped Antwren
Euchrepomis callinota
Chestnut-shouldered Antwren
Euchrepomis humeralis
Yellow-rumped Antwren
Euchrepomis sharpei
Ash-winged Antwren
Euchrepomis spodioptila
Fasciated Antshrike
Cymbilaimus lineatus
Bamboo Antshrike
Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae
White-cheeked Antbird photo
(c) Marcel Holyoak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Gymnopithys leucaspis

Family: Typical Antbirds

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: whcant1