Slate gray ant strangler

Slate gray ant strangler
	Slate gray ant strangler
Systematics
Subordination :	Screeching Birds (Tyranni)
Family :	Ant birds (Thamnophilidae)
Subfamily :	Thamnophilinae
Tribe :	Thamnophilini
Genre :	Thamnophilus
Type :	Slate gray ant strangler
Scientific name
	Thamnophilus schistaceus
	D'Orbigny , 1835

The slate gray Ameisenwürger ( Thamnophilus schistaceus ) counts within the family of Antbirds (Thamnophilidae) to the genus of Thamnophilus .

The species occurs in Bolivia , Brazil , Ecuador , Colombia and Peru .

The distribution area includes moist tropical or subtropical forest and marshland up to 800 or 1100 m altitude, relatively common in the Terra Firme in the Amazon basin .

The Latin additional species comes from the Latin schistaceus 'slate gray' .

features

The bird is 13-14 cm tall and weighs between 19 and 21 g. The male is gray, slightly darker on top, wings and elytra are brownish with gray edges, the iris is reddish-brown. The female has a red-brown cap, the top is yellowish to olive-brown, the underside lighter. Fledglings are similar to the female, but the underside can be cinnamon, olive yellow, or pale brown with yellowish flanks. There are no spots on the elytra.

Geographic variation

The following subspecies are recognized:

T. s. capitalis P. L. Sclater , 1858 - eastern foothills of the Andes in southeastern Colombia, in eastern Ecuador and northeastern Peru
T. s. schistaceus D'Orbigny , 1837, nominate form - Eastern Peru, Northern Bolivia and the Amazon basin in Brazil
T. s. heterogynus ( Hellmayr , 1907) - Eastern Colombia and the Amazon basin in Brazil

Song of the gray slate anthracnus

voice

The call is described as a slow nasal tone sequence emphasized on the last double note "anh anh anh AH-ANH".

Way of life

The food consists mainly of insects and arthropods , which are sought alone or as a pair, less often in mixed hunting communities, preferably at a height of 5–10 m, preferably in tendrils and lianas near the trunk.

Little is known about the breeding season.

Hazardous situation

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

Web links

Commons : Slate anthristus - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Slate gray ant strangler , in Avibase - The World Bird Database. Retrieved June 29, 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 ^d K. Zimmer and ML Isler: Plain-winged Antshrike (Thamnophilus schistaceus) , version 1.0. In: TS Schulenberg (Ed.): Birds of the World . 2020, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. Plain-winged Antbird
^ JA Jobling: A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford University Press. 1991, ISBN 0-19-854634-3 .
↑ World Bird Names Antbirds. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
↑ Redlist.Retrieved June 29, 2020.

[avibase-1] Slate gray ant strangler , in Avibase - The World Bird Database. Retrieved June 29, 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: Plain-winged Antshrike (Thamnophilus schistaceus) , version 1.0. In: TS Schulenberg (Ed.): Birds of the World . 2020, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. Plain-winged Antbird

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

[5] World Bird Names Antbirds. Retrieved June 29, 2020.

[6] Redlist.Retrieved June 29, 2020.