Speckled wool back

Speckled wool back
	Speckled wool back
Systematics
Subordination :	Screeching Birds (Tyranni)
Family :	Ant birds (Thamnophilidae)
Subfamily :	Thamnophilinae
Tribe :	Thamnophilini
Genre :	Thamnophilus
Type :	Speckled wool back
Scientific name
	Thamnophilus punctatus
	( Shaw , 1809)

The Tüpfelwollrücken ( Thamnophilus punctatus ) Syn. Lanius punctatus , one within the family of Antbirds (Thamnophilidae) to the genus of Thamnophilus .

Earlier the species with which it was Natterer Tropfenameisenwürger ( Thamnophilus stictocephalus ), Bolivia Tropfenameisenwürger ( Thamnophilus sticturus ) Planalto Tropfenameisenwürger ( Thamnophilus pelzelni ) and Sooretama-Tropfenameisenwürger ( Thamnophilus ambiguus ) each as a subspecies together as conspecific viewed and as Thamnophilus punctatus designated.

The species occurs in the mountains of Guiana and in the foothills of the eastern Andes from Venezuela to Colombia and then again in Ecuador and Peru .

The distribution area includes undergrowth of tree-covered areas and bushy forest edges , mountain foothills and adjacent lowlands up to 600 m altitude, in Venezuela locally up to 1500 m and in the area of the Río Marañón up to 1200 m.

The Latin additional species means dotted and refers to the white spots.

features

The bird is 13–15 cm tall and weighs between 19 and 21 g in the nominate form . There is a conspicuous sexual dimorphism , the male is black and white, the female is dominated by red-brown tones. The male has a contrasting black or red-brown cap, forehead and back are gray with individual black feathers. The white spots on the tail, back and elytra in the form of bandages are characteristic. The tail is black, the underside gray. The female has an olive-colored cap, yellowish olive-brown upper side with occasional blackish feather tips, the tail is reddish yellow-brown, the underside light olive-green.

Geographic variation

The following subspecies are recognized:

T. p. punctatus ( Shaw , 1809), nominate form - extreme east of Venezuela to Guiana and Brazil north of the Amazon River
T. p. interpositus E. JO Hartert & Goodson , 1917 - Eastern Andean foothills in Venezuela and neighboring Colombia

Both are summarized by BirdsoftheWorld as "Northern Slaty-Antshrike (Guianan)" Thamnophilus punctatus punctatus / interpositus .

The International Ornithologists' Union lists the following additional subspecies:

T. p. leucogaster Hellmayr , 1924 - in the area of the Río Marañón in southern Ecuador and northern Peru
T. p. huallagae Carriker , 1934 - Area of the Huallaga River in Northern Peru

Both are summarized by BirdsoftheWorld as "Northern Slaty-Antshrike (Peruvian)" Thamnophilus punctatus leucogaster / huallagae .

voice

Comfortable sounding nasal tone sequence, getting faster and consisting of a total of about 10 tones, the warning call is a hard growl.

Way of life

The food consists mainly of insects , which are often sought in 1 to 6 height with short jumps. The species usually occurs in pairs, is rarely found in mixed hunting communities, it often wiggles its tail.

Little is known about the breeding season.

Hazardous situation

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

literature

G. Shaw: Lanius punctatus. In: General zoology, or Systematic natural history , Vol. 7, Part 2, pp. 327, 1809

Web links

Commons : Speckled Wool Back - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Speckled wool back , in Avibase - The World Bird Database. Retrieved June 24, 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 ^e K. Zimmer and ML Isler. Northern Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus punctatus) , version 1.0. In: J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, DA Christie and E. de Juana (editors): Birds of the World . 2020, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. Northern Slaty-Antshrike
^ JA Jobling: A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford University Press. 1991. ISBN 0-19-854634-3 .
↑ World Bird Names Antbirds. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
↑ Redlist. Retrieved June 24, 2020.

[avibase-1] Speckled wool back , in Avibase - The World Bird Database. Retrieved June 24, 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. Northern Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus punctatus) , version 1.0. In: J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, DA Christie and E. de Juana (editors): Birds of the World . 2020, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. Northern Slaty-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 24, 2020.

[6] Redlist. Retrieved June 24, 2020.