Rufous-backed Stipplethroat
A species of Stipple-throated Antwrens, Also known as Napo Stipple-throated Antwren, Rio Napo Stipplethroat, Napo Stipplethroat Scientific name : Epinecrophylla haematonota Genus : Stipple-throated Antwrens
Rufous-backed Stipplethroat, A species of Stipple-throated Antwrens
Also known as:
Napo Stipple-throated Antwren, Rio Napo Stipplethroat, Napo Stipplethroat
Botanical name: Epinecrophylla haematonota
Genus: Stipple-throated Antwrens
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Description General Info
Description
The rufous-backed stipplethroat is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long. The male has mainly brown upper parts with a reddish-brown back and rump, and black wing coverts with white speckling and two white bars. The male's throat is black spotted with white, and the sides of the head, the breast and belly are grey. The female is similar to the male but the wing coverts are tipped with buff and the sides of the face and the throat are ochre, the throat sometimes being tinged with red. In both sexes, the colour of the iris is variable and can be orange, dark or whitish, and the tail is brown which distinguishes this species from the rufous-tailed stipplethroat (Epinecrophylla erythrura). The song is a trill of short, staccato notes, first rising in pitch and then descending. 
Size
11 cm
Feeding Habits
Rufous-backed Stipplethroat predominantly consumes insects and spiders. It forages by meticulously inspecting and probing curled arboreal dead leaves, typically 1–3 m above ground, and is seen hanging acrobatically to glean prey. Often part of mixed-species flocks, rufous-backed Stipplethroat displays a unique preference for dead leaves over live foliage, employing a thorough search and extraction process that includes audible rummaging and bashing larger prey to subdue it.
Habitat
The rufous-backed Stipplethroat thrives in the understorey of lowland evergreen forests, predominately on terra firme. These regions often feature a rich presence of palms within the understorey. Rufous-backed Stipplethroat also occupies transitional forests and, to a lesser extent, várzea forests across broader tropical regions.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Species Status
E. haematonota is a fairly common bird with a wide range. No particular threats are known, and in the absence of contrary information, the population is presumed to be stable and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated the conservation status of this bird as being of "least concern".
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Antbirds Species
Rufous-backed Stipplethroat 
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