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Spot-backed Antwren (Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus)

Spot-backed Antwren
Photo: Hector Bottai via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 — free for commercial reuse.

About the Spot-backed Antwren

The spot-backed antwren (Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. The spot-backed antwren was described by the Austrian ornithologist August von Pelzeln in 1868 and given its current binomial name Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus. The spot-backed antwren is monotypic.

Source: Spot-backed antwren on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 103 recordings for this species: 28 CC BY-NC-SA · 16 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.

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Listed as recorded in Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela in the xeno-canto catalogue.

Related species you can hear

This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.