Xingu Scale-backed Antbird
Willisornis vidua(Hellmayr, CE, 1905)
English (US) Xingu Scale-backed Antbird
The Xingu Scale-backed Antbird (Willisornis vidua) 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 vidua
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Xingu Scale-backed Antbird
- Described by
- (Hellmayr, CE, 1905)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Willisornis vidua nigrigula
- Willisornis vidua vidua
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Hypocnemis vidua
- Described by
- (Hellmayr, CE, 1905)
- Type locality
- Igarapé-assu, 50 meters, Para, Brazil.
- Original description
- Novitates Zoologicae 12 p.290
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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