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Common Scale-backed Antbird

Willisornis poecilinotus (Cabanis, JL 1847)

The common scale-backed antbird is a species of passerine bird in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae. It is found in the Amazon of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. As with other species of antbirds, it regularly follows swarms of army ants as they flush insects and other arthropods out of the leaf litter. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Thamnophilidae
Genus:
   Willisornis
Scientific:
  Willisornis 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:
  92F221D7EB636C70

Avibase ID:
  avibase-92F221D7

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/92F221D7

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916029

Geographic range:

  • Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus: southern Venezuela to the Guianas and northeastern Amazonian Brazil (Roraima and eastward from lower Rio Negro to Amapá)
  • Willisornis poecilinotus gutturalis: northeastern Peru and adjacent western Brazil (eastward to lower Rio Juruá)
  • Willisornis poecilinotus lepidonota: southeastern Colombia to eastern Ecuador and eastern Peru (south to Cusco)
  • Willisornis poecilinotus duidae: eastern Colombia to southwestern Venezuela and northwestern Brazil (lower Rio Negro)
  • Willisornis poecilinotus griseiventris: east-central and southeastern Peru to northern Bolivia and southwestern Amazonian Brazil (eastward from Rio Juruá to both banks of Rio Madeira and drainage of Rio Aripuanã, Rondônia, and western Mato Grosso west of Rio Teles Pires)
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Common Scale-backed Antbird
Catalan:
formiguera zebrada
Czech:
mravenčík vlnkohřbetý
Danish:
Skælrygget Myrefugl
German:
Schuppenmantel-Ameisenwächter
Spanish:
Hormiguero Dorsiescamado Común
Spanish (Spain):
Hormiguero dorsiescamado común
Finnish:
suomuselkämuura
French:
Fourmilier zébré
Croatian:
ljuskastoleđa mravarica
Italian:
Formichiere dorsosquamato
Japanese (romaji):
seurokoaridori
Japanese:
セウロコアリドリ
Lithuanian:
žvynanugarė trumpauodegė skruzdinukė
Dutch:
Schubrugmiervogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Skjelryggmaurfugl
Norwegian:
Skjellryggmaurfugl
Polish:
pręgopiórek północny
Portuguese:
Rendadinho
Portuguese (Brazil):
rendadinho
Portuguese (Portugal):
formigueiro-de-dorso-escamoso
Russian:
Чешуйчатоспинная муравьянка
Slovak:
mravcosled škridličkatý
Serbian:
Mravarka ljuskastih leđa
Swedish:
fjällryggig myrfågel
Ukrainian:
Мурав’янка-куцохвіст велика
Chinese:
鳞背蚁鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
鱗背蟻鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Common Scale-backed Antbird ( Willisornis poecilinotus) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Willisornis [poecilinotus or vidua] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: formiguera zebrada
Carib: Pirimaru
Czech: mravenčík vlnkohřbetý
Danish: Skælrygget Myrefugl
German: Schuppenmantel-Ameisenwächter
English: Common Scale-backed Antbird, Scale-backed Antbird
English, HBW: Common Scale-backed Antbird
English (IOC): Common Scale-backed Antbird
English (United States): Common Scale-backed Antbird
Esperanto: Skvamdorsa formikulo
Spanish: Hormiguero Dorsiescamado, Hormiguero dorsiescamado común, Hormiguero Lomo Escamado
Spanish (Colombia): Hormiguero escamado
Spanish (Ecuador): Hormiguero dorsiescamado, Hormiguero Dorsiescamoso
Spanish (Spain): Hormiguero dorsiescamado común
Spanish (HBW): Common Scale-backed Antbird
Spanish (Peru): Hormiguero de Dorso Escamoso
Spanish (Venezuela): Hormiguero Lomo Escamado
Finnish: suomuselkämuura
French: Fourmilier zébré, Fourmilier zébré (à dos écaillé)
Croatian: ljuskastoleđa mravarica
Italian: Formichiere dorsosquamato
Japanese (romaji): seurokoaridori
Japanese: セウロコアリドリ
Scientific: Hylophylax poecilinotus poecilinotus, Hypocnemis poecilinota, Willisornis poecilinotus, Willisornis poecilinotus poecilinotus
Lithuanian: žvynanugarė trumpauodegė skruzdinukė
Dutch: Schubrugmiervogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Skjelryggmaurfugl
Norwegian: Skjellryggmaurfugl
Polish: pręgopiórek północny
Portuguese: Rendadinho
Portuguese (Brazil): rendadinho
Portuguese (Portugal): formigueiro-de-dorso-escamoso, Rendadinho
Russian: Чешуйчатая короткохвостая муравьянка, Чешуйчатоспинная муравьянка
Slovak: mravcosled škridličkatý, mravcovka škridličkatá
Serbian: Mravarka ljuskastih leđa
Sranan: Mirafowru, Peprefowru
Swedish: Fjällryggad myrfågel, fjällryggig myrfågel
Turkish: Sırtı pullu karıncakuşu
Ukrainian: Мурав’янка-куцохвіст велика
Chinese: 鳞背蚁鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 鱗背蟻鳥

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