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Chestnut-backed antbird, Tumaco, Colombia
Any antbird gets the heart of a birder racing, even though I'm not a real birder. This one in particular is common in these parts, in the understorey close the ground. It is known to sometimes follow ants (not all antbirds do). They are a royal pain to photograph even when found, hardly ever coming into the open.
This is probably the adult male, the female looks similar overall yet has a brownish head. This birds sings a lot, its song is described as 2-3 human-like whistles.
The chestnut-backed antbird is a passerine bird in the antbird family. It is found in humid forests in Central and South America, ranging from eastern Nicaragua to western Ecuador. It mainly occurs in lowlands up to an altitude of 900 metres, but locally it occurs higher.
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