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;[[:Category:Thamnophilus|Thamnophilus]] amazonicus | ;[[:Category:Thamnophilus|Thamnophilus]] amazonicus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 14 cm<br /> | ||
'''Male''': | '''Male''': | ||
*Grey head, neck and underparts<br /> | *Grey head, neck and underparts<br /> | ||
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[[Image:Amazonian ant shrike female copy.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|lior+kislev|lior kislev}}<br />Chino, Otawaio River, [[Peru]], January 2010 ]] | [[Image:Amazonian ant shrike female copy.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|lior+kislev|lior kislev}}<br />Chino, Otawaio River, [[Peru]], January 2010 ]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
+ | There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''T. a. cinereiceps'': | *''T. a. cinereiceps'': | ||
:*East-central [[Colombia]] to south-western [[Venezuela]] and north-western [[Brazil]] | :*East-central [[Colombia]] to south-western [[Venezuela]] and north-western [[Brazil]] | ||
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:*[[Brazil]] (east of River Tocantins in eastern Pará, western Maranhão and northern Tocantins) | :*[[Brazil]] (east of River Tocantins in eastern Pará, western Maranhão and northern Tocantins) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | + | Lowland evergreen rain forests and forest edges. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Deit==== | ||
+ | Not a lot is known, but they feed on a wide variety of insects, including stick insects. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase |
#Arthur Grosset | #Arthur Grosset | ||
+ | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Thamnophilus+amazonicus}} | {{GSearch|Thamnophilus+amazonicus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Thamnophilus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Thamnophilus]] |
Revision as of 21:34, 25 October 2014
- Thamnophilus amazonicus
Identification
14 cm
Male:
- Grey head, neck and underparts
Female:
- Bright orange-rufous, fading towards the belly
- Black wings with white wing-bars
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- T. a. cinereiceps:
- T. a. divaricatus:
- T. a. amazonicus:
- T. a. obscurus:
- Southern-central Amazonian Brazil (southern Pará between River Tapajós and Tocantins)
- T. a. paraensis:
- Brazil (east of River Tocantins in eastern Pará, western Maranhão and northern Tocantins)
Habitat
Lowland evergreen rain forests and forest edges.
Behaviour
Deit
Not a lot is known, but they feed on a wide variety of insects, including stick insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Arthur Grosset
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Amazonian Antshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Amazonian_Antshrike