Thamnophilidae

Hypocnemis cantator Photo by Michel Giraud-Audine (Oiseaux) Common name:Guianan warbling antbird (en); cantador-da-Guiana (pt); alapi carillonneur (fr); hormiguero cantador de Guyana (es); Guyana-ameisenschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species is found in the Guyanas, in eastern Venezuela and in north-eastern Brazil, north of the Amazon river and east of the Negro and Branco rivers.Size:The Guianan warbling antbird is…

Myrmotherula gutturalis Photo by Marc Chretien (Oiseaux) Common name: brown-bellied antwren (en); choquinha-de-barriga-parda (pt); myrmidon à ventre brun (fr); hormiguerito ventripardo (es); braunbauch-ameisenschlüpfer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Thamnophilidae Range: This South American species is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Size: Brown-bellied antwrens are 9-11 cm long and weigh 9-10 g….

Gymnopithys leucaspis Photo by Matt Deres (Wikipedia) Common name: bicoloured antbird (en); mãe-de-taoca-bochechuda (pt); fourmilier à joues blanches (fr);hormiguero bicolor (es); braunweißer ameisenvogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Thamnophilidae Range: The bicoloured antbird is foung from Honduras, across Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama, and into Colombia, Peru and north-western Brazil. Size: These birds are 19-20…

Stymphalornis acutirostris Photo by Dario Sanches (Flickr) Common name: Paraná antwren (en); bicudinho-do-brejo (pt); grisin des marais (fr); hormiguerito del Paraná (es); schilfrohr-ameisenfänger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Thamnophilidae Range: This species is endemic to Brazil, only being found in coastal areas of the south-eastern states of Paraná, Santa Catarina and São Paulo. Size: The…

Sakesphorus canadensis Photo by Maxime Dechelle (Oiseaux) Common name: black-crested antshrike (en); choca-de-crista-preta (pt); batara huppé (fr); batara crestinegro (es); schwarzgesicht-ameisenwürger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Thamnophilidae Range: This species is a resident breeder in tropical South America in Trinidad, Colombia,Venezuela, the Guianas, northern Brazil and northeastern Peru. Size: The black-crested antshrike is 14-16 cm…

Thamnophilus doliatus Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name: barred antshrike (en); choca-barrada (pt); batara rayé (fr); batará barrado (es); binden-ameisenwürger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Thamnophilidae Range: This American species is found from Tamaulipas, Mexico, through Central America and Trinidad and Tobago, and a large part of South America east of the Andes as…

Thamnophilus bridgesi Photo by Norbert Sauberer (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: black-hooded antshrike (en); choca-de-capuz (pt); batara capucin (fr); batará negruzco (es); kapuzenameisenwürger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Thamnophilidae Range: This species is only found in the southern Pacific lowlands and foothills of Costa Rica and western Panama. Size: These birds are 14-16 cm long…

Thamnophilus caerulescens Common name: variable antshrike (en); choca-da-mata (pt); batara bleuâtre (fr); batará variable (es); südlicher-tropfenameisenwürger Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Thamnophilidae Range: This South American species is found widely in eastern and southern Brazil, with disjunct populations in Ceará, Pernambuco and Alagoas. From southern Brazil, its range extends through Uruguay, Paraguay, northern Argentina, Bolivia, and…