#Thamnophilus

[herpsandbirds]

Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus), family Thamnophilidae, order Passeriformes, Costa Rica

Antshrikes, antbirds, antwrens, and antpittas get their names from the practice of following columns of army ants. They prey on insects and other small animals which flee the or escape the ants.

photograph by Paul Wittet

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[2520/11080] Cocha antshrike - Thamnophilus praecox

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Tyranni Family: Thamnophilidae (antbirds) Genus: Thamnophilus (antshrikes)

Photo credit: Dean LaTray via Macaulay Library

[birdstudies]

September 20, 2023 - Black-hooded Antshrike (Thamnophilus bridgesi) Found along the Pacific slope of Costa Rica and western Panama, these antbirds live in a variety of forested habitats, including mangroves. Foraging alone or in pairs and often joining mixed-species flocks, they feed on insects and other arthropods, picking prey from surfaces in vine tangles or on the ground. They sometimes follow army ants, capturing prey as it flees the swarm. Breeding from February to September in Costa Rica, they build cup-shaped nests from rootlets and other fibers, spiderwebs, and green moss, attached to forked branches by the rim. Both parents incubate the clutches of two eggs and feed the chicks.

[triruntu]

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Plain-winged Antshrike (Thamnophilus schistaceus) © Anderson Sandro

It hatches from colored, female, olive, other, plain, reddish, and tawny eggs.

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[sundevouredearth]

variable antshrike (Thamnophilus caerulescens) by Jacques Passamani

[autistrix]

[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196396255] Black-Crowned Antshrike || Thamnophilus atrinucha Observed in Panama Least Concern in location of observation

[hello-birdies]

Thamnophilus multistriatus by Alex Pareja

[birdblues]

Barred Antshrike

[birdygotback]

Bar-crested Antshrike (Thamnophilus multistriatus)

© Ben Lucking

[herpsandbirds]

Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus), family Thamnophilidae, Trinidad

photograph by Paul Wittet

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[2536/11080] Collared antshrike - Thamnophilus bernardi

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Tyranni Family: Thamnophilidae (antbirds) Genus: Thamnophilus (antshrikes)

Photo credit: Alex Luna via Macaulay Library

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Thamnophilus doliatus ♀ ... looking for food by tgosts

[birdstudies]

May 29, 2023 - Black-crowned Antshrike or Western Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus atrinucha) Found in parts of Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela, these antshrikes live in lowland and mountain forests. They eat mostly insects and other invertebrates, along with some small lizards, foraging in dense tangles, sometimes with mixed-species flocks and rarely following army ant swarms. Pairs build open cup-shaped nests from threadlike fungal structures, moss, spiderwebs, and rootlets where females usually lay two eggs. Though the eggs are laid two days apart they hatch within several hours of each other. Males typically feed the larger chick while females feed the smaller one. Fledglings sometimes help collect nest material for their parents and help defend the territory.

[naturalist-journal]

Pareja de Thamnophilus doliatus

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Bolivian Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus sticturus) © NINA WENÓLI

It hatches from adjacent, black, colored, dense, nasal, pale, rusty, similar, small, white, and whitish eggs.

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