- Thamnophilus torquatus
Identification
14cm (5½ in)
- Male: Black crest, rufous wings, a black tail with white spots and a black-barred chest.
- Female lacks the black instead having rufous crest and tail and unmarked chest.
Distribution
South America: found in the lowlands of north-eastern Bolivia to north-eastern Paraguay and eastern and central Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Cerrado (tropical savanna) and beside semi-deciduous forests and riparian thickets.
Behaviour
Diet
There is little information. However, it is known their diet consists of insects, such as beetles and grasshoppers.
Breeding
Both adults construct the cup-shaped nest.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rufous-winged Antshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous-winged_Antshrike
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
