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[[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]] | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]] | ||
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- Thamnophilus amazonicus
Identification
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[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
Moist lowland forests and swamps.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Arthur Grosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Amazonian Antshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Amazonian_Antshrike
