- Willisornis vidua
Identification
12–13 cm
- Dark grey head
- Dark grey upper parts with white feather edges
- Black tail with central white spot
Distribution
South America: found in eastern Amazonian Brazil south of Amazon river.
Taxonomy
Was formerly included in Scale-backed Antbird together with Common Scale-backed Antbird.
Formerly placed in genus Hylophylax.
Subspecies
Two subspecies recognized[1]:
- W. v. nigrigula in south-central Amazonian Brazil, from the east bank for the Rio Canumã to both banks of Rio Tapajos, and the east bank of the Rio Teles Pires
- W. v. vidua in south-east Amazonian Brazil, south of River Amazon (River Xingú to western Maranhão)
Habitat
Moist lowland forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Follows army ant swarms, but generally not found near the center of the swarm
Breeding
They build cup shaped nests.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- SACC proposal no 286 and proposal no 340 to change genus of this species
- Birdforum thread discussing splitting Scale-backed Antbird
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Xingu Scale-backed Antbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Xingu_Scale-backed_Antbird
