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title: "Chestnut-backed Antbird"
description: "Poliocrania exsul — Aves. The chestnut-backed antbird (Poliocrania exsul) is a passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the \"typical antbirds\"."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/chestnut-backed-antbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chestnut-backed Antbird

> Poliocrania exsul — Aves. The chestnut-backed antbird (Poliocrania exsul) is a passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds".

- Scientific name: *Poliocrania exsul*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 1474
- Wikidata: [Q28862289](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28862289)
- iNaturalist taxon: [554103](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/554103)

## Names

- en: Chestnut-backed Antbird
- de: Braunrückenameisenvogel
- es: Hormiguero dorsicastaño
- fr: Alapi à dos roux

## Countries with the most observations

CR (820), PA (242), CO (95), EC (72), NI (7)

## Summary

The chestnut-backed antbird (Poliocrania exsul) is a passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chestnut-backed_antbird

## Photo

![Chestnut-backed Antbird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chestnut-backed-antbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ben Keen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109086749

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/chestnut-backed-antbird?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).