The dot-backed antbird (Hylophylax punctulatus) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical swamps.

Dot-backed antbird
Male at Apiacás, Mato Grosso state, Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Hylophylax
Species:
H. punctulatus
Binomial name
Hylophylax punctulatus
(Des Murs, 1856)
Synonyms

Rhopotera punctulata
Rhopothera guttata

Hylophylax punctulatus Castelnau

References edit

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Hylophylax punctulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22701922A110864555. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22701922A110864555.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.