Birds
File:Willisornis vidua nigrigula Tapajos Scale-backed Antbird (male), Novo Progresso, Pará.jpg

Xingu Scale-backed Antbird

Xingu Scale-backed Antbird

100
6 days ago
Not yet spotted on Fladder
Spotted
The Xingu Scale-backed Antbird is a distinctive antbird, very similar to the Common Scale-backed Antbird but differing in subtle plumage details and vocalizations.
Where to spot
Endemic to a restricted area of humid lowland forests in the central Amazon basin of Brazil, particularly east of the Xingu River.
How to spot
Requires visiting specific sites within its restricted range. Listen for its distinct song and calls, as these are often the primary means of identification from similar species.
When to spot
Year-round resident. Best observed during early morning and late afternoon.
File:Willisornis vidua nigrigula Tapajos Scale-backed Antbird (male), Novo Progresso, Pará.jpg
File:Willisornis vidua nigrigula Tapajos Scale-backed Antbird (male), Novo Progresso, Pará.jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
This species was only recently recognized as distinct from the Common Scale-backed Antbird, highlighting the ongoing discoveries in Amazonian bird taxonomy.
Loading...

Spotted

Recently spotted
4 (Seen in the last 3 months)
Last spotted
6 days ago

Monthly observations

No observations
Loading...
Nothing spotted yet

Also interesting

100

Rio Madeira Stipplethroat

Typical Antbirds
File:Myrmelastes rufifacies Rufous-faced Antbird (female); Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil.jpg
100

Rufous-faced Antbird

Typical Antbirds
File:Megastictus margaritatus - Pearly Antshrike (male), Novo Airão, Amazonas, Brazil.jpg
100

Pearly Antshrike

Typical Antbirds
100

Stripe-backed Antbird

Typical Antbirds
File:Frederickena viridis - Black-throated Antshrike (male); Ramal do Pau Rosa, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.jpg
100

Black-throated Antshrike

Typical Antbirds
File:Drymophila striaticeps (Streak-headed Antbird) - male (7062565647).jpg
100

Streak-headed Antbird

Typical Antbirds
File:Dysithamnus occidentalis - Bicolored Antvireo.jpg
100

Bicolored Antvireo

Typical Antbirds
100

Tapajos Fire-eye

Typical Antbirds
File:DysithamnusLeucostictusWolf.jpg
100

White-streaked Antvireo

Typical Antbirds
File:Hypocnemis rondoni - Manicore warbling-antbird.jpg
100

Manicore Warbling-Antbird

Typical Antbirds