Dot-backed Antbird - BirdForum Opus

Male
Photo by Momo
La Selva Lodge, Ecuador

Hylophylax punctulatus

Identification

• Brown grey and white face
• Small spots on back
• Black tail
• Pink legs

Distribution

Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas³ to Brazil and Bolivia.

Taxonomy

Clements¹ considers this a monotypic species, while others (Restall³, H&M²?) recognize both punctulatus and subochraceus.

The scientific name has previously (erroneously) been spelt Hylophylax punctulata.

Female
Photo by Momo
La Selva Lodge, Ecuador, January 2009

Habitat

Tropical rainforest, swamps.

Behaviour

Vocalisation

Voice: free beer!

References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Dickinson, EC, ed. 2003. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed., with updates to October 2008 (Corrigenda 8). Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691117010
3. Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
4. Arthur Grosset
5. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Dot-backed Antbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Dot-backed_Antbird

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