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[[Image:32533637281 2608c30fcf o 1 .jpg|thumb|400px|right|Male<br /> Photo by {{user|Xyko+Paludo|Xyko Paludo}}<br />Altiplano, Brasília, DF, [[Brazil]], January 2017]]
[[Image:Rufous-winged_Antshrike_by_Rick_and_Elis.jpg|thumb|500px|right|'''Male'''. Photo by {{user|Rick+and+Elis|Rick and Elis}}<br />North-east [[Brazil]], October 2010 ]]
 
 
;[[: Category:Thamnophilus|Thamnophilus]] torquatus
 
;[[: Category:Thamnophilus|Thamnophilus]] torquatus
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
14cm.
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14cm (5½ in)
 
*'''Male''': Black crest, rufous wings, a black tail with white spots and a black-barred chest.  
 
*'''Male''': Black crest, rufous wings, a black tail with white spots and a black-barred chest.  
 
*'''Female''' lacks the black instead having rufous crest and tail and unmarked chest.
 
*'''Female''' lacks the black instead having rufous crest and tail and unmarked chest.
[[Image:Rufous-winged_antshrike_female_by_Rodrigo_Conte.jpg|thumb|400px|right|'''Female'''. Photo by {{user|Rodrigo+Conte|Rodrigo Conte}}<br /> Brasilia, [[Brazil]], June 2013]]
 
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Bolivia]], [[Paraguay]], and [[Brazil]].
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[[South America]]: found in the lowlands of north-eastern [[Bolivia]] to north-eastern [[Paraguay]] and eastern and central [[Brazil]].
 
 
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Moist lowland forests, dry savanna, and moist shrubland.
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Cerrado (tropical savanna) and beside semi-deciduous forests and riparian thickets.
  
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
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[[Image:Rufous-winged_antshrike_female_by_Rodrigo_Conte.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Rodrigo+Conte|Rodrigo Conte}}<br /> Brasilia, [[Brazil]], June 2013]]
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====Diet====
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There is little information. However, it is known their diet consists of insects, such as beetles and grasshoppers.
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====Breeding====
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Both adults construct the cup-shaped nest.
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thOct12}}  
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2017)
 
{{ref}}
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Thamnophilus+torquatus}}
 
{{GSearch|Thamnophilus+torquatus}}
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Thamnophilus]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Thamnophilus]]

Revision as of 22:16, 13 February 2017

Male
Photo by Xyko Paludo
Altiplano, Brasília, DF, Brazil, January 2017
Thamnophilus torquatus

Identification

14cm (5½ in)

  • Male: Black crest, rufous wings, a black tail with white spots and a black-barred chest.
  • Female lacks the black instead having rufous crest and tail and unmarked chest.

Distribution

South America: found in the lowlands of north-eastern Bolivia to north-eastern Paraguay and eastern and central Brazil.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Cerrado (tropical savanna) and beside semi-deciduous forests and riparian thickets.

Behaviour

Female
Photo by Rodrigo Conte
Brasilia, Brazil, June 2013

Diet

There is little information. However, it is known their diet consists of insects, such as beetles and grasshoppers.

Breeding

Both adults construct the cup-shaped nest.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2017)

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