Spot-backed Antbird
Hylophylax naevius
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyThamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)
- GenusHylophylax (Spotted Antbirds)
- SpeciesHylophylax naevius (Spot-backed Antbird)
About the Spot-backed Antbird
The spot-backed antbird (Hylophylax naevius) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
The spot-backed antbird was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with the manakins in the genus Pipra and coined the binomial name Pipra naevia. Gmelin based his description on the Fourmillier tacheté, de Cayenne that had been depicted in a hand-colored engraving by François-Nicolas Martinet that was published to accompany Comte de Buffon's Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. The specific epithet is from Latin naevius meaning "spotted". The spot-backed antbird is now placed with two other species in the genus Hylophylax that was introduced in 1909 by the American ornithologist Robert Ridgway.
The International Ornithological Congress and the Clements taxonomy recognize these five subspecies of the spot-backed antbird: H. n. theresae (des Murs, 1856) H. n. peruvianus Carriker, 1932 H. n. inexpectatus... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Spot-backed Antbird in Yasuní National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 7 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spot-backed Antbird in Yasuní National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-backed Antbird sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 156 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Spot-backed Antbird in Yasuní National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Spot-backed Antbird in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.