Kingdom Animalia Class Aves Family Thamnophilidae Scientific name Willisornis vidua | Phylum Chordata Order Passeriformes Genus Willisornis Rank Species | |
Similar Scale‑backed antbird, Willisornis, Schistocichla, Hypocnemis, Epinecrophylla | ||
The Xingu antbird (Willisornis vidua), also known as the Xingu scale-backed antbird, is a species of antbird from the south-eastern Amazon in Brazil. Until 2011, it was usually included as a subspecies of the scale-backed antbird. Its English name refers to the Xingu River. In addition to the nominate subspecies, it includes the subspecies W. v. nigrigula.
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