Northern black ant shrike

Northern black ant shrike
	Northern black ant shrike
Systematics
Subordination :	Screeching Birds (Tyranni)
Family :	Ant birds (Thamnophilidae)
Subfamily :	Thamnophilinae
Tribe :	Thamnophilini
Genre :	Thamnophilus
Type :	Northern black ant shrike
Scientific name
	Thamnophilus nigriceps
	PL Sclater , 1869

The northern black ant shrike ( Thamnophilus nigriceps ) belongs to the genus Thamnophilus within the ant bird family (Thamnophilidae) .

The species occurs in Colombia and Panama .

The distribution area includes moist forest edges , mostly near water or clearings , particularly dense bamboo undergrowth mostly up to 600, sometimes up to 1500 m height.

The Latin additional species comes from the Latin niger 'black' and the Latin caput, -ceps 'head' .

features

The bird is about 16 cm tall and weighs between 23 and 24 g. The male is completely black with no special features, only the flanks are dark gray, the undersides of the flight feathers have white edges. The female is red-brown on the upper side, the wings and the tail, the head, throat and upper breast are blackish-gray with pale white stripes, the underside is yellowish-brown.

The species is monotypical .

voice

The call is described as a gentle nasal tone sequence that becomes slightly faster.

Way of life

The diet presumably consists of insects and arthropods , which are usually sought as a pair, not in mixed hunting communities in the undergrowth up to medium tree height. The species is said to be loyal to the place and has a reputation for being good; the female is easy to see.

Little is known about the breeding season.

Hazardous situation

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

literature

PL Sclater: Thamnophilus nigriceps. In: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London , 1868, p. 571, Biodiversity Library

Web links

Commons : Northern black ant shrike - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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Birds of the World (videos, photos and sound recordings)

Individual evidence

↑ Northern black ant shrike, in Avibase - The World Bird Database. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d M. McMullan: Field Guide to the Birds of Colombia Rey Naranjo Editores, 2018, ISBN 978-958-8969-77-0
↑ ^a ^b ^c K. Zimmer and ML Isler: Black Antshrike (Thamnophilus nigriceps) , version 1.0. In: TS Schulenberg, (Ed.): Birds of the World. 2020, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. Black Antshrike
^ JA Jobling: A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford University Press. 1991, ISBN 0-19-854634-3 .
↑ Redlist.Retrieved July 1, 2020.

[avibase-1] Northern black ant shrike, in Avibase - The World Bird Database. Retrieved July 1, 2020.

[Miles-2] M. McMullan: Field Guide to the Birds of Colombia Rey Naranjo Editores, 2018, ISBN 978-958-8969-77-0

[Birds-3] K. Zimmer and ML Isler: Black Antshrike (Thamnophilus nigriceps) , version 1.0. In: TS Schulenberg, (Ed.): Birds of the World. 2020, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. Black Antshrike

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

[5] Redlist.Retrieved July 1, 2020.