Photo made by J.S. Dunning in Suriname (1976, above, a female) and one photo of a male, made by Brian O'Shea on the Brownsberg in 2003. The sound of a Spot-backed antbird was recorded by Otte Ottema in the Bakhuis area in Suriname in May 2006. It is a bird of the underground of the forest (as many antbirds) and is often heard at the Brownsberg. It does indeed, as you would expect from its name, find food that is chased by army ants, but also without that help in the forest.
Each small square indicates the observation of at least one (group) of these birds, the medium ones at least 4 observations on different days and the largest ones 10 or more. The color of each square indicates: blue for coastal area, yellow for savanna and red for rainforest.
| Distribution in Suriname (explanation) | |
| Coastal area |  |
| Savanna |  |
| Forests |  |
| Mountain forests |  |
| Sipalawini savanna | |
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