Fulvous Antshrike

Frederickena fulva

Identification

Bill is very stout.

Male: Black throat and upper breast black, rest of body black with faint wavy white bars. Female rufous barred black, about equal with on upper and narrower black on lower parts; tail black and grey.

Similar species

Undulated Antshrike; differs mainly in voice and female plumage. Female Fulvous Antshrike has a more reddish, warmer color than Undulated Antshrike and she is more heavily barred.

Distribution

South-eastern Colombia to eastern Ecuador and eastern Peru (north of Río Marañón)

Taxonomy

Monotypic.^[1]

Fulvous Antshrike (Frederickena fulva) was considered a subspecies of Undulated Antshrike F. unduligera, but is now considered a separate species.^[1][2]

Habitat

Moist lowland forests.

Behaviour

Unobtrusive: generally difficult to detect.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
3. Birdforum thread discussing the taxonomy of Undulated Antshrike
4. Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - The Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8
5. SACC proposal to split Fulvous Antshrike

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Fulvous Antshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Fulvous_Antshrike

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