- Thamnophilus multistriatus
Identification
15–16·5 cm
- Crest
- Yellow iris
Male
- Black and white barring overall
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia and Venezuela.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- T. m. brachyurus:
- Western Colombia in Western Andes and western slope of Central Andes
- T. m. selvae:
- Western slope of western Andes of Colombia (upper Río San Juan)
- T. m. multistriatus:
- Colombia (eastern slope of Central Andes and western slope of eastern and southern Andes)
- T. m. oecotonophilus:
Habitat
Pre-montane tropical forest, dry forest borders and coffee forest. From understorey to canopy.
Behaviour
Diet
Not a lot of information available; they are thought to eat insects and possibly fruits.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bar-crested Antshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bar-crested_Antshrike
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.