Thamnophilidae

Terenura maculata Photo by Luíz Ribenboim (ICMBio) Common name:streak-capped antwren (en); zidedê (pt); grisin à tête rayée (fr); tiluchí enano (es); rostrücken-ameisenfänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This is found in south-eastern Brazil, from Bahia south to Parana and Santa Catarina, and marginally into south-eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina.Size:These birds are 9-10 cm long and weigh about 7…

Batara cinerea Photo by Bruno Rennó (Flickr) Common name:giant antshrike (en); matracão (pt); batara géant (fr); batará gigante (es); riesen-ameisenwürger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species has 3 subspecies with disjunct distributions. B.c. cinerea is found in south-eastern Brazil, from Espírito Santo to Rio Grande do Sul, and marginally across the border into Argentina. B. c. argentina…

Herpsilochmus sellowi Photo by Stephen Jones (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:caatinga antwren (en); chorozinho-da-caatinga (pt); grisin de Sellow (fr); tiluchí de caatinga (es); caatingaameisenfänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species in endemic to Brazil, being found in the interior north-eastern part of the country from Maranhão and Ceará to Minas Gerais.Size:These birds are 12 cm long and…

Pithys albifrons Photo by Vincent Rufray (GEPOG) Common name:white-plumed antbird (en); papa-formiga-de-topete (pt); fourmilier manikup (fr); hormiguero cuerniblanco (es); weißgesicht-ameisenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species is found from southern Venezuela, Colombia and the Guyanas, south to northern Brazil, north of the Amazon river, and along the eastern slopes of the Andes down to southern Peru.Size:These birds…