Bluish-slate Antshrike - BirdForum Opus

Female, Subspecies T. s. schistogynus
Photo © by Thibaud Aronson
San Lorenzo, Madre de Dios, Peru, 11 June 2022

Thamnomanes schistogynus

Identification

13·5–14·5 cm (5¼-5¾ in)
Male

• Darkish grey overall plumage
• White interscapular patch
• Tail sometimes shows tiny white tips

Distribution

South America: Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• T. s. intermedius:

• Central Peru south of River Amazon and east of River Huallaga (south to Junín)

• T. s. schistogynus:

• Western Brazil south of River Amazon to south-eastern Peru and north-western Bolivia

Habitat

Moist lowland forest.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of insects such as beetles, katydids, grasshoppers, ants and bugs.

Breeding

They construct a deep cup nest from dead rotten leaves, straw and fine rootlets. It is lined with fine plant fibre

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2019)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bluish-slate Antshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bluish-slate_Antshrike

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