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;[[: Category:Thamnophilus|Thamnophilus]] melanothorax | ;[[: Category:Thamnophilus|Thamnophilus]] melanothorax | ||
''Sakesphorus melanothorax'' | ''Sakesphorus melanothorax'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 16–17 cm<br /> | ||
| + | '''Male''' | ||
| + | *Black | ||
| + | *White [[Topography#General Anatomy|scapular]] patches | ||
| + | *White wing-[[Topography#General Anatomy|covert]] spots | ||
| + | *Broad white tail band | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[South America]]: found in [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]] and north-eastern Amazonian [[Brazil]] | + | [[South America]]: found in [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]] and north-eastern Amazonian [[Brazil]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a monotypic species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a monotypic species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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Heavy undergrowth with vines in humid forest or dryer among boulders; swamps. | Heavy undergrowth with vines in humid forest or dryer among boulders; swamps. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet is not well recorded but presumably consists of a variety to insects. | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker10}}#[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCprop278.html SACC] proposal read July 6, 2008. |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 23:58, 15 December 2014
- Thamnophilus melanothorax
Sakesphorus melanothorax
Identification
16–17 cm
Male
Distribution
South America: found in Suriname, French Guiana and north-eastern Amazonian Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Moved from genus Sakesphorus to genus Thamnophilus.[1][2]
Habitat
Heavy undergrowth with vines in humid forest or dryer among boulders; swamps.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet is not well recorded but presumably consists of a variety to insects.
Reference
- 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/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- SACC proposal read July 6, 2008.
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Band-tailed Antshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Band-tailed_Antshrike
