- Thamnophilus doliatus
Identification
16.5 cm. Male - barred all over black and white, white-based black crest that is raised in display. Female - rufous above, chestnut crest, sides of head and neck streaked with black, rich buff underparts.
Distribution
Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, northern Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay.
Taxonomy
Several subspecies.
Has been considered conspecific with Chapman's Antshrike in the past.
Habitat
Arid or humid wooded habitats.
Behaviour
A cup nest is built and placed in a shrub; 2 purple-marked creamy white eggs are laid and incubated by both sexes for 14 days. The chicks fledge in another 12-13 days.
The diet includes ants and other arthropods, army ants, small lizards and berries.
References
Wikipedia
