Thamnophilidae

Drymophila malura Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name: dusky-tailed antbird (en); choquinha-carijó (pt); grisin malure (fr); tiluchí estriado oriental (es); olivrücken-ameisenfänger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Thamnophilidae Range: This species is found in south-eastern Brazil, from Minas Gerais south to northern Rio Grande do Sul, and into eastern Paraguay and extreme north-eastern Argentina. Size:…

Sclateria naevia Photo by Lou Hegedus (Mango Verde) Common name:silvered antbird (en); papa-formigas-do-igarapé (pt); alapi paludicole (fr); hormiguero plateado (es); mangroveameisenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species is found in northern South America, east of the Andes, from central Colombia east to Suriname and south to Bolivia, and to Mato Grosso and Maranhão, in Brazil.Size:These birds are…

Sakesphorus bernardi Photo by Rainer Seifert (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:collared antshrike (en); choca-de-coleira (pt); batara de Bernard (fr); batará collarejo (es); fleckengesicht-ameisenwürger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species is found in western Ecuador and north-western Peru, from Manabí south to Ancash, and also in the river Marañon basin, in Cajamarca and Amazonas, northern Peru.Size:These birds are…

Cercomacra serva Photo by Anselmo d’Affonseca (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:black antbird (en); chororó-preto (pt); grisin noir (fr); hormiguero negro (es); südlicher trauerameisenfänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species is found from southern Colombia and eastern Ecuador, through eastern Peru and into north-western Bolivia and extreme western Brazil.Size:These birds are 13,5-14,5 cm long and weigh 15-17 g.Habitat:The…