Undulated Antshrike - BirdForum Opus

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Frederickena unduligera

Identification

Black throat with faint wavy white bars, rufous barred black upper and lower parts.

Distribution

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Taxonomy

Closely related to Black-throated Antshrike.

Subspecies^[1]

There are 4 subspecies:

• F. u. unduligera:

• North-western Amazonian Brazil on upper Rio Negro

• F. u. fulva:

• South-eastern Colombia to eastern Ecuador and eastern Peru (north of Río Marañón)

• F. u. diversa:

• Eastern Peru (south of Río Marañón) and north-western Bolivia (southern La Paz, southern Beni)

• F. u. pallida:

• South-western Amazonian Brazil south of the Amazon; northern Bolivia (?)

There is a proposal to split Fulvous Antshrike (Frederickena fulva) as a monotypic species while leaving the other three subspecies together in this species.

Habitat

Moist lowland forests.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Birdforum thread discussing the taxonomy of Undulated Antshrike

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Undulated Antshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Undulated_Antshrike

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