Dusky-throated Antshrike
A species of Thamnomanes Antshrikes Scientific name : Thamnomanes ardesiacus Genus : Thamnomanes Antshrikes
Dusky-throated Antshrike, A species of Thamnomanes Antshrikes
Botanical name: Thamnomanes ardesiacus
Genus: Thamnomanes Antshrikes
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Description
The dusky-throated antshrike (Thamnomanes ardesiacus) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The dusky-throated antshrike was described by the English ornithologists Philip Sclater and Osbert Salvin in 1868 and given the binomial name Dysithamnus ardesiacus. 
Size
14 cm
Nest Placement
Shrub
Feeding Habits
Dusky-throated Antshrike primarily consumes insects including katydids, other orthopterans, cockroaches, and beetles. It also eats bugs, wasps, lepidopterans, spiders, and occasionally small lizards. Dusky-throated Antshrike forages up to 10 m above ground, often on understorey palms, scanning for prey before sallying up to 2.5 m to underside of foliage or other substrates. It typically forages with mixed-species flocks and sometimes follows army ants for additional food sources.
Habitat
The habitat of dusky-throated Antshrike primarily comprises the understory of lowland evergreen forests, predominantly within terra firme forest ecosystems. They are adapted to areas that are less frequently affected by seasonal flooding, favoring the stable environmental conditions of non-flooded forest regions.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Photo By Lars Petersson 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Antbirds Genus
Thamnomanes Antshrikes Species
Dusky-throated Antshrike 
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