- Thamnophilus bernardi
Sakesphorus bernardi
Identification
16-18 cm (female slightly smaller than male)
Male
- Black hood from breast to back of head culminates in a bushy crest
- Collar and underside white
- Nape rufous-brown, wings brownish with white and black edgings
- Tail black with white tips and outer edge.
Female
- Crest rufous or with variable amounts of black
- Side of head dark grey speckled white
- Collar and underside buffy
- Nape and wings brownish, wings with white edges
- Tail rufous
Distribution
South America: found only in Peru and Ecuador where found west of the Andes and in the Marañón valley.
Taxonomy
Moved from genus Sakesphorus to genus Thamnophilus.[1][2][3]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:
- T. b. bernardi:
- T. b. shumbae:
- North-central Peru (Río Marañón drainage in Cajamarca and Amazonas)
Some authorities recognize two additional subspecies, piurae and cajamarcae.
Habitat
Dry forests, dry and moist shrubland.
Behaviour
Find its food in wines and other tangles, mostly low over or occasionally on the ground. Food consists of invertebrates and occasionally may take vertebrates or fruit.
References
- 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/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- SACC proposal read July 6, 2008.
- HBWalive read July 2019
- Neotropical birds online read July 2019
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Collared Antshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Collared_Antshrike
