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Common Scale-backed Antbird (poecilinotus)

Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus (Cabanis, JL 1847)

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Thamnophilidae
Genus:
   Willisornis
Scientific:
  Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus


Original description

Citation:
  (Cabanis, JL 1847)

Reference:
   Arch. Naturgesch. 13 p.213 pl.4 fig.2,3

Protonym:
  Hypocnemis poecilonota

Type locality:
  British Guiana.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/51238#page/223/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  13DE061EE5A6A12D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-13DE061E

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/13DE061E


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 918430

English:
Common Scale-backed Antbird (poecilinotus)
French:
Fourmilier zébré (poecilinotus)


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Common Scale-backed Antbird (poecilinotus) ( Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Common Scale-backed Antbird (poecilinotus) ( Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Common Scale-backed Antbird (poecilinotus) ( Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Common Scale-backed Antbird (poecilinotus) ( Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Common Scale-backed Antbird (nominate) ( Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Common Scale-backed Antbird (nominate) ( Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Common Scale-backed Antbird (nominate) ( Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Common Scale-backed Antbird (nominate) ( Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Common Scale-backed Antbird (nominate) ( Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Common Scale-backed Antbird (nominate) ( Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Common Scale-backed Antbird (nominate) ( Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Common Scale-backed Antbird (nominate) ( Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus)
Avilist 2025:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus
Clements, version 2021:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Hylophylax poecilinota poecilinota [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Hylophylax poecilinota poecilinota [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Hylophylax poecilinota poecilinota [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Hylophylax poecilinota poecilinota [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Hylophylax poecilinota poecilinota [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Hylophylax poecilinota poecilinota [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Hylophylax poecilinota poecilinota [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Hylophylax poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Hylophylax poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Scale-backed Antbird (Scale-backed) ( Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Common Scale-backed Antbird (Common Scale-backed) ( Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus) [version 2]
eBird version 1.54:
Common Scale-backed Antbird (Common Scale-backed) ( Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Common Scale-backed Antbird (Common Scale-backed) ( Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Common Scale-backed Antbird (Common Scale-backed) ( Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Common Scale-backed Antbird (Common Scale-backed) ( Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Common Scale-backed Antbird (Common Scale-backed) ( Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Common Scale-backed Antbird (Common Scale-backed) ( Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Common Scale-backed Antbird (Common Scale-backed) ( Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Common Scale-backed Antbird (Common Scale-backed) ( Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Common Scale-backed Antbird (Common Scale-backed) ( Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Common Scale-backed Antbird (Common Scale-backed) ( Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Common Scale-backed Antbird (Common Scale-backed) ( Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Common Scale-backed Antbird (Common Scale-backed) ( Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Hylophylax poecilonota poecilonota [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Hylophylax poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Hylophylax poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Hylophylax poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Hylophylax poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Hylophylax poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Hylophylax poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Hylophylax poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Hylophylax poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Hylophylax poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Hylophylax poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Hylophylax poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Hylophylax poecilonota poecilonota [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Hylophylax poecilonota poecilonota [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: nominal subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Willisornis poecilinotus

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Danish: Skælrygget Myrefugl
German: Schuppenmantel-Ameisenwächter (poecilinotus)
English: Common Scale-backed Antbird (Common Scale-backed), Common Scale-backed Antbird (nominate), Common Scale-backed Antbird (poecilinotus), Scale-backed Antbird, Scale-backed Antbird (nominate), Scale-backed Antbird (Scale-backed)
English, HBW: Common Scale-backed Antbird (Common Scale-backed)
English (IOC): Common Scale-backed Antbird (Common Scale-backed)
English (United States): Common Scale-backed Antbird (Common Scale-backed)
Spanish: Hormiguero Dorsiescamado Común (poecilinotus)
Spanish (Ecuador): Hormiguero Dorsiescamoso (poecilinotus)
Spanish (Spain): Hormiguero dorsiescamado común (poecilinotus)
Spanish (HBW): Common Scale-backed Antbird (Common Scale-backed)
Spanish (Peru): Hormiguero de Dorso Escamoso (poecilinotus)
French: Fourmilier zébré, Fourmilier zébré (à dos écaillé), Fourmilier zébré (nominal), Fourmilier zébré (nominale), Fourmilier zébré (poecilinotus), Fourmilier zébré (race nominale)
Japanese (romaji): seurokoaridori (poecilinotus)
Japanese: セウロコアリドリ (poecilinotus), セウロコアリドリ(poecilinotus)
Scientific: Hylophylax poecilinota poecilinota, Hylophylax poecilinotus poecilinotus, Hylophylax poecilonota poecilonota, Hylophylax poecilonotus poecilonotus, Hypocnemis poecilinota, Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus
Dutch: Schubrugmiervogel (poecilinotus)
Norwegian: skjellryggmaurfugl (poecilinotus)
Polish: lesniczka luskowana, leśniczka łuskowana, pręgopiórek północny (poecilinotus)
Portuguese (Brazil): rendadinho (poecilinotus)
Portuguese (Portugal): formigueiro-de-dorso-escamoso (poecilinotus)
Russian: Чешуйчатоспинная муравьянка (poecilinotus)
Slovak: mravcosled škridličkatý (skup.), mravcovka škridličkatá
Serbian: Mravarka ljuskastih leđa (obična)
Swedish: fjällryggig myrfågel (poecilinotus)
Turkish: Sırtı pullu karıncakuşu (poecilinotus)

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