Thamnophilus
Genus of birds
| Thamnophilus | |
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| female barred antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus) | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Thamnophilus Vieillot, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Lanius doliatus[1] Linnaeus, 1766 | |
| Species | |
| see text. | |
Thamnophilus is a genus of antbird in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae. The species in this genus are commonly known as antshrikes. They are insectivores that feed by gleaning prey from foliage and are found in the Neotropics.
The genus Thamnophilus was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1816.[2] The name combines the Ancient Greek words thamnos "bush" and philos "loving".[3] The type species was subsequently designated as the barred antshrike.[4]
The genus contains the following species:[5]
- Collared antshrike, Thamnophilus bernardi
- Black-backed antshrike, Thamnophilus melanonotus
- Band-tailed antshrike, Thamnophilus melanothorax
- Barred antshrike, Thamnophilus doliatus
- Chapman's antshrike, Thamnophilus zarumae
- Bar-crested antshrike, Thamnophilus multistriatus
- Chestnut-backed antshrike, Thamnophilus palliatus
- Lined antshrike, Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus
- Black-hooded antshrike, Thamnophilus bridgesi
- Black antshrike, Thamnophilus nigriceps
- Cocha antshrike, Thamnophilus praecox
- Blackish-grey antshrike, Thamnophilus nigrocinereus
- Castelnau's antshrike, Thamnophilus cryptoleucus
- White-shouldered antshrike, Thamnophilus aethiops
- Uniform antshrike, Thamnophilus unicolor
- Upland antshrike, Thamnophilus aroyae
- Plain-winged antshrike, Thamnophilus schistaceus
- Mouse-colored antshrike, Thamnophilus murinus
- Black-crowned antshrike, Thamnophilus atrinucha
- Northern slaty antshrike, Thamnophilus punctatus
- Natterer's slaty antshrike, Thamnophilus stictocephalus
- Bolivian slaty antshrike, Thamnophilus sticturus
- Planalto slaty antshrike, Thamnophilus pelzelni
- Sooretama slaty antshrike, Thamnophilus ambiguus
- Acre antshrike, Thamnophilus divisorius
- Streak-backed antshrike, Thamnophilus insignis
- Amazonian antshrike, Thamnophilus amazonicus
- Variable antshrike, Thamnophilus caerulescens
- Rufous-winged antshrike, Thamnophilus torquatus
- Rufous-capped antshrike, Thamnophilus ruficapillus
References
- ^ "Thamnophilidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Vieillot, Louis Pierre (1816). Analyse d'une Nouvelle Ornithologie Élémentaire (in French). Paris: Deterville - self. p. 40.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 383. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1951). Check-list of Birds of the World. Vol. 7. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. pp. 162–163.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Antbirds". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
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Genera of passerines and their extinct allies
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Clade: Psittacopasseres
- Order: Passeriformes
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