Thamnophilidae

Thamnophilus atrinucha Photo by Tobias Gerlach (Deep Green Photo) Common name:western slaty-antshrike (en); choca-de-nuca-negra (pt); batara à nuque noire (fr); batará pizarroso occidental (es); westlicher tropfenameisenwürger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Thamnophilidae Range:This species is found from Guatemala to north-western Venezuela, western Colombia and western Ecuador.Size:These birds are 14-15 cm long and weigh 22-24 g.Habitat:The western slaty-antshrike is…

Dysithamnus mentalis Photo by Carmelo López (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:plain antvireo (en); choquinha-lisa (pt); batara gorgeret (fr); batarito cabecigrís (es); olivgrauer würgerling (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species is found in Central and South America, from southern Mexico and Guatemala to Venezuela and western Colombia, through Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia and into central, eastern and…

Thamnomanes ardesiacus Photo by Marc Chrétien (GEPOG) Common name:dusky-throated antshrike (en); uirapuru-de-garganta-preta (pt); batara ardoisé (fr); batará gorgioscuro (es); nördlicher schwarzkehlwürgerling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This South American species is found in northern Brazil and the Guyanas, in southern Venezuela, southern Colombia and through Ecuador and Peru down to northern Bolivia.Size:These birds are 13-14 cm long and…

Cercomacra ferdinandi Photo by Ciro Albano (NE Brazil Birding) Common name:bananal antbird (en); chororó-de-Goiás (pt); grisin de bananal (fr); hormiguero de bananal (es); bananalameisenfänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species is endemic to the wetlands of the central Araguaia and Tocantins rivers in central Brazil, between Goiás and Maranhão.Size:These birds are 15-18 cm long and weigh 13-18,5 g.Habitat:The bananal…

Cymbilaimus lineatus Photo by Dave Wendelken (Flickr) Common name:fasciated antshrike (en); choca-zebrada (pt); batara fascié (fr); hormiguero rayado (es); zebra-ameisenwürger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species is found from south-eastern Honduras to north-western Venezuela and south through Colombia to north-western Ecuador and northern Brazil, across virtually all of Amazonia and in the Guyanas.Size:These birds are 17-18 cm long…

Myrmeciza fortis Photo by Christopher Plummer (PBase) Common name:sooty antbird (en); formigueiro-de-taoca (pt); alapi fuligineux (fr); hormiguero tiznado (es); schwarzgrauer ameisenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This South American species is found east of the Andes in southern Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and north-western Brazil.Size:These birds are 16-20 cm long and weigh 45-50 g.Habitat:Sooty antbirds are found in rainforests and sometimes also…

Hylophylax naevioides Photo by Paul Jones (Surfbirds) Common name:spotted antbird (en); guarda-floresta-maculado (pt); fourmilier grivelé (fr); hormiguero moteado (es); rotmantel-ameisenwächter (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species is found in the Caribbean slopes of Honduras, Costa Rica and Nicaragua, in Panama, north-western Colombia and western Ecuador.Size:These birds are 11-12 cm long and weigh 16-19,5 g.Habitat:Spotted antbirds are found in lowland rainforests, from sea…

Taraba major Photo by Csaba Godeny (Hide Photography) Common name:great antshrike (en); choró-boi (pt); grand batara (fr); batará grande (es); weißbrust-ameisenwürger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species is found from eastern Mexico, across Central America, and into South America down to northern Argentina and south-eastern Brazil.Size:These birds are 19-20 cm long and weigh 55-75 g.Habitat:Great antshrikes are mostly found…