Highland ant strangler

Highland ant strangler
Systematics
Subordination :	Screeching Birds (Tyranni)
Family :	Ant birds (Thamnophilidae)
Subfamily :	Thamnophilinae
Tribe :	Thamnophilini
Genre :	Thamnophilus
Type :	Highland ant strangler
Scientific name
	Thamnophilus aroyae
	( Hellmayr , 1904)

The Highland Ameisenwürger ( Thamnophilus aroyae ), Syn. Dysithamnus aroyae , one within the family of Antbirds (Thamnophilidae) for generic Thamnophilus .

The species occurs in the eastern Andes of Bolivia and southeast in Peru .

The distribution area includes tropical or subtropical moist mountain forest and secondary forest , preferably in dense bamboo thickets between 800 and 1700 m altitude.

The Latin additional species refers to La Oroya (Aroya) in Peru.

features

The bird is about 15 cm tall and weighs around 20 g. The iris is pale white or yellowish, the strong beak is dark on the top, light gray on the underside and has a small hook at the tip, the feet are gray or blue-gray. The male is mainly gray with black on the cap, wings and tail. The wing covers and control feathers have white tips, the underside of the tail is slightly banded. The female is predominantly olive-brown with a red-brown cap, gray ear covers and a pale colored underside.

The species is monotypical .

voice

The singing is described as a short, rapid sequence of nasal tones, often ending with a falling “wunh-wanh-wanh-wanh-wanh-wanh-wháyaah” or “wur wur-wur-wur-wur'rrrr”.

Way of life

The food consists of insects that are sought in dense bushes up to 6 m above the ground.

The breeding season and nest shape are not known.

Hazardous situation

The stock is not considered to be at risk ( least concern ).

literature

C. Hellmayr: Dysithamnus aroyae. In: Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club , Volume 14, 1904, p. 52, Biodiversity Library

Web links

Xeno-canto
Oiseaux.net
Vireo
Peruaves
Birds of the World (videos, photos and sound recordings)

Individual evidence

↑ Hochland ant shrike , in Avibase - The world bird database. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d T. S. Schulenberg and GH Rosenberg: Upland Antshrike (Thamnophilus aroyae) , version 1.0. In: TS Schulenberg, (Ed.): Birds of the World. 2020, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. Upland Antshrike
^ JA Jobling: A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford University Press. 1991, ISBN 0-19-854634-3 .
↑ Redlist.Retrieved July 12, 2020.

[avibase-1] Hochland ant shrike , in Avibase - The world bird database. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

[Birds-2] T. S. Schulenberg and GH Rosenberg: Upland Antshrike (Thamnophilus aroyae) , version 1.0. In: TS Schulenberg, (Ed.): Birds of the World. 2020, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. Upland Antshrike

[3] JA Jobling: A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford University Press. 1991, ISBN 0-19-854634-3 .

[4] Redlist.Retrieved July 12, 2020.