Spot-backed antwren
male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Herpsilochmus
Species:
H. dorsimaculatus
Binomial name
Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus
Pelzeln, 1868

The spot-backed antwren (Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

The spot-backed antwren was described by the Austrian ornithologist August von Pelzeln in 1868 and given its current binomial name Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22701571A93837014. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22701571A93837014.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. von Pelzeln, August (1868). Zur Ornithologie Brasiliens : Resultate von Johann Natterers Reisen in den Jahren 1817 bis 1835 (in German and Latin). Vol. 2. Wien: A. Pichler's Witwe & Sohn. p. 151.


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