Spotted Antbird (Hylophylax) [XC251015]
by Kent Livezey from Esmeraldas: Canand\u00e9, Ecuador (duet)
Spotted Antbird (Hylophylax) [XC224470]
by Peter Boesman from Darien Cana, Panama (song)
Subspecies
Close relationship with Spot-backed Antbird (Hylophylax naevius) and Dot-backed Antbird (Hylophylax punctulatus) suggested by morphology, vocalizations and nest architecture. Birds from western Colombian lowlands described as subspecies subsimilis, but considered inseparable from nominate.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
capnitis (Bangs, 1906) - Caribbean slope from Honduras south to Costa Rica (ranging to Pacific slope in north-west) and western Panama (east to Coclé, ranging to Pacific slope in Veraguas).
naevioides (Lafresnaye, 1847) - Eastern Panama (both slopes eastern from Colón and Panamá), northern and western Colombia (east to César and Santander on northern slope) and western Ecuador (south to Guayas and Chimborazo).
BirdLife International Species Factsheet