Spot-backed Antshrike (Hypoedaleus guttatus)

Brazilian name: chocão-carijó

Spot-backed Antshrike, Capricôrnio, São Paulo, Brazil, April 2001 - click for larger image Brazil

While the Spot-backed Antshrike is relatively common at two sites (Fazenda Capricôrnio and Hípica as Gaivotas), they are usually up in the canopy and therefore quite difficult to see.

Spot-backed Antshrike, Hípica as Gaivotas, São Paulo, Brazil, Sept 2000 - click for larger image They are to be found at forest edges and in secondary woodland in south-east Brazil and eastern Paraguay.

The male is black above with bold white spots and white bands on its black tail. Its underparts are white with black spots turning to buff and ochraceous on its flanks and undertail coverts. The female is similar but is entirely tinged ochraceous below while the spots above have a buff tinge.

There is an illustration in Ridgely & Tudor, Volume 2, Plate 15
Male Spot-backed Antshrike, Parque de Zizo, São Paulo, Brazil, November 2006 - click for larger image There are recordings on xeno-canto.
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