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Xingu Scale-backed Antbird

Willisornis vidua
Family
Typical Antbirds
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
scbant8, XSBA
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTypical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)
SpeciesWillisornis vidua
Codesscbant8, XSBA
Identification

The Xingu Scale-backed Antbird (Willisornis vidua) is a member of the Typical Antbirds family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code scbant8 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Typical Antbirds
Rufous-rumped Antwren
Euchrepomis callinota
Chestnut-shouldered Antwren
Euchrepomis humeralis
Yellow-rumped Antwren
Euchrepomis sharpei
Ash-winged Antwren
Euchrepomis spodioptila
Fasciated Antshrike
Cymbilaimus lineatus
Bamboo Antshrike
Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae
Xingu Scale-backed Antbird photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Willisornis vidua

Family: Typical Antbirds

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: scbant8