Rust-crowned ant shrike

Rust-crowned ant shrike
	Rust-crowned ant shrike, male
Systematics
Subordination :	Screeching Birds (Tyranni)
Family :	Ant birds (Thamnophilidae)
Subfamily :	Thamnophilinae
Tribe :	Thamnophilini
Genre :	Thamnophilus
Type :	Rust-crowned ant shrike
Scientific name
	Thamnophilus ruficapillus
	Vieillot , 1816

The rust-crowned ant shrike ( Thamnophilus ruficapillus ) belongs to the genus Thamnophilus within the family of ant birds (Thamnophilidae) .

The species occurs in Argentina , Bolivia , Brazil , Paraguay , Peru and Uruguay .

The distribution area includes tropical or subtropical moist mountain forest as well as bush-lined habitats between 1750 and 3050 m altitude.

The Latin additional species comes from the Latin rufus 'red, reddish' and the Latin capillus 'hairy, scalp hair' .

female

features

The bird is 15 to 17 cm tall and weighs between 16 and 25 g and has a rust-red cap that gives it its name. The iris is reddish, the strong gray bill is darker on the upper side towards the tip with a small hook. The male is clearly banded in white and black on the chest and underside, the wings are light red-brown, the rest of the plumage is gray or gray-brown. In the female, the underside is ocher-colored with or without banding.

Geographic variation

The following subspecies are recognized:

T. r. jaczewskii Domaniewski , 1925 - Northern Peru
T. r. marcapatae Hellmayr , 1912 - Southeast Peru
T. r. subfasciatus P. L. Sclater & Salvin , 1876 - Western Bolivia
T. r. cochabambae ( Chapman , 1921) - Bolivia to northwestern Argentina
T. r. ruficapillus Vieillot , 1816, nominate form - Paraguay, southeastern Brazil, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina

voice

The chant is described as a series of nasal sounds “wah, nyah, nyah-nyah-nya-nya-nya'nya-arr” that get faster, at first rising, then falling.

Way of life

The food probably consists of insects that are sought individually or in pairs, mostly near the ground, sometimes up to 7 m in height.

Hazardous situation

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

literature

L. Vieillot In: Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Par une société de naturalistes et d'agriculteurs. Avec des figures tirées des trois règnes de la nature. Vol. 3, pp. 318, 1816, Biodiversity Library

Web links

Commons : Rust-crowned ant shrike - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b rust-crowned ant shrike , in Avibase - The World Bird Database. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d J. del Hoyo, K. Zimmer, N. Collar, ML Isler and GM Kirwan: Rufous-capped Antshrike (Thamnophilus ruficapillus) , version 1.0. In: SM Billerman, BK Keeney, PG Rodewald, and TS Schulenberg (editors): Birds of the World . 2020, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. Rufous-capped Antshrike
^ JA Jobling: A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford University Press. 1991, ISBN 0-19-854634-3 .
↑ Worldbirdnames Antbirds
↑ Redlist.Retrieved July 14, 2020.

[avibase-1] rust-crowned ant shrike , in Avibase - The World Bird Database. Retrieved July 14, 2020.

[Birds-2] J. del Hoyo, K. Zimmer, N. Collar, ML Isler and GM Kirwan: Rufous-capped Antshrike (Thamnophilus ruficapillus) , version 1.0. In: SM Billerman, BK Keeney, PG Rodewald, and TS Schulenberg (editors): Birds of the World . 2020, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. Rufous-capped Antshrike

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

[4] Worldbirdnames Antbirds

[5] Redlist.Retrieved July 14, 2020.