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Thamnophilus is a genus of antbird in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae. The species in this genus are commonly known as antshrikes. They are insectivores that feed by gleaning prey from foliage and are found in the Neotropics.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderPasseriformes
  5. FamilyThamnophilidae
Observations recorded919,518

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
123
With media
11
Family
Thamnophilidae
Collections
CUMV, LSUMZ, ANSP, NHMUK, CLO, CM
Recorded in
Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Thamnophilidae
Image
Thamnophilus doliatus female.jpg
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Commons category
Thamnophilus
taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Thamnophilus
topic's main category
Category:Thamnophilus
Commons gallery
Thamnophilus
taxon range
Brazil
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Thamnophilus is a genus of antbird in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae. The species in this genus are commonly known as antshrikes. They are insectivores that feed by gleaning prey from foliage and are found in the Neotropics.

The genus Thamnophilus was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1816. The name combines the Ancient Greek words thamnos "bush" and philos "loving". The type species was subsequently designated as the barred antshrike.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Thamnophilus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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