Chestnut-backed Antbird
Poliocrania exsul(Sclater, PL, 1859)
English (US) Chestnut-backed Antbird
The Chestnut-backed Antbird (Poliocrania exsul) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thamnophilidae (Antbirds, Antshrikes, Antwrens, and Antvireos) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Poliocrania exsul
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Chestnut-backed Antbird
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1859)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Poliocrania exsul exsul
- Poliocrania exsul occidentalis
- Poliocrania exsul cassini
- Poliocrania exsul niglarus
- Poliocrania exsul maculifer
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Myrmeciza exsul
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1859)
- Type locality
- Panama and Nicaragua.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.26, no.380 p.540
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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