Common Scale-backed Antbird
Willisornis poecilinotus(Cabanis, JL, 1847)
English (US) Common Scale-backed Antbird
The Common Scale-backed Antbird (Willisornis poecilinotus) 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
- Willisornis poecilinotus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Common Scale-backed Antbird
- Described by
- (Cabanis, JL, 1847)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus
- Willisornis poecilinotus duidae
- Willisornis poecilinotus lepidonota
- Willisornis poecilinotus griseiventris
- Willisornis poecilinotus gutturalis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Hypocnemis poecilonota
- Described by
- (Cabanis, JL, 1847)
- Type locality
- British Guiana.
- Original description
- Archiv für Naturgeschichte 13 p.213 pl.4 fig.2,3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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White-plumed Antbird
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Xingu Scale-backed Antbird
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Black-spotted Bare-eye
Phlegopsis nigromaculata
Reddish-winged Bare-eye
Phlegopsis erythroptera
Pale-faced Bare-eye
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Lunulated Antbird
Oneillornis lunulatus
White-throated Antbird
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BiColoured Antbird
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