Stripe ant shrike

Stripe ant shrike
Stripe ant shrike
Systematics
Subordination : Screeching Birds (Tyranni) Family : Ant birds (Thamnophilidae) Subfamily : Thamnophilinae Tribe : Thamnophilini Genre : Thamnophilus Type : Stripe ant shrike
Scientific name
Thamnophilus multistriatus
Lafresnaye , 1844

The strip-Ameisenwürger ( Thamnophilus multistriatus ) has within the family of Antbirds (Thamnophilidae) for genus of Thamnophilus .

The species occurs in Colombia and Venezuela and is considered to be almost endemic .

The distribution area includes tropical or subtropical dry forest , moist mountain forest and secondary forest as well as plantations between 900 and 2200, on the Colombian Pacific side down to 250 m. The species prefers thickets and undergrowth on the edges of forests , also appears in gardens and parks.

The Latin additional species comes from the Latin multi 'many' and the Latin striatus 'striped' .

features

The bird is 15-16.5 cm tall and weighs between 21 and 23 g. There is a noticeable gender dimorphism . The male has black and white stripes throughout, including the forelock, the iris is yellow. Compared to the similar binding-Ameisenwürger ( Thamnophilus doliatus ) and the mop has distinct stripes. The female has a dark brown forelock, the top, wings and top of the tail are red-brown, the rest is black and white striped. Compared to the fine- striped ant shrike ( Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus ), the white horizontal stripes are wider and the underside is lighter. Young birds have yellowish-brown colored plumage.

Geographic variation

The following subspecies are recognized:

• T. m. multistriatus ( Lafresnaye , 1844), nominate form - Colombia (eastern side of the central Andes )
• T. m. brachyurus ( Todd , 1927) - Western Colombia (Western Andes and western side of the Central Andes)
• T. m. selvae ( Meyer de Schauensee , 1950 - western side of the western Andes in Colombia)
• T. m. oecotonophilus ( Borrero & Hernández-Camacho , 1958 - western side of the east in Colombia and Sierra de Perijá in western Venezuela)

voice

The call is described as a nasal sequence of tones that becomes faster, slower than in the case of the anthristus, falling at the end.

Way of life

The food probably consists of insects , which are sought in the bushes as a couple, often in mixed hunting communities.

The breeding season in Colombia is between March and June, the clutch consists of strongly spotted and red-brown striped whitish eggs.

Hazardous situation

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

Web links

Commons : Striped anthracnus  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} striped anthracnus , in Avibase - The World Bird Database. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} M. McMullan: Field Guide to the Birds of Colombia Rey Naranjo Editores, 2018, ISBN 978-958-8969-77-0
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} K. Zimmer and ML Isler. Bar-crested Antshrike (Thamnophilus multistriatus) , version 1.0. In: J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, DA Christie and E. de Juana (Eds.): Birds of the World .2020, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. Bar-crested Antshrike
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 26, 2020.
6. ↑ Redlist.Retrieved June 26, 2020.