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Northern Slaty Antshrike

A species of Typical antshrikes
Scientific name : Thamnophilus punctatus Genus : Typical antshrikes

Northern Slaty Antshrike, A species of Typical antshrikes
Botanical name: Thamnophilus punctatus
Genus: Typical antshrikes

Description

The northern slaty antshrike (Thamnophilus punctatus) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It previously included the Natterer's slaty antshrike, Bolivian slaty antshrike, Planalto slaty antshrike and Sooretama slaty antshrike as subspecies, in which case the combined species simply was referred to as the slaty antshrike. The northern slaty antshrike is found in north-eastern South America in Brazil, Venezuela and the Guianas. In Brazil, it occurs in the northeast quadrant of the Amazon Basin, (with the Guianas), and from the Brazilian state of Roraima in the west, to the states of Pará, and Amapá on the Atlantic at the Amazon River outlet. The species occurs only north of the Amazon. A disjunct population exists along the eastern slope of the Andes in Colombia and Venezuela, while two other populations exist in the drainage of the Huallaga and the Marañón River in northern Peru and far southern Ecuador. The populations in Peru and Ecuador are sometimes considered a separate species, the Marañón or Peruvian slaty antshrike (Thamnophilus leucogaster), in which case the common name of the remaining species often is modified to eastern or Guianan slaty antshrike. It occurs at low levels in forest (generally avoids interior of dense humid forest) and woodland.
Size
15 cm
Nest Placement
Shrub
Feeding Habits
Northern Slaty Antshrike primarily consumes insects such as lepidopteran larvae, katydids, grasshoppers, mantids, weevils, and true bugs. It forages by hopping and scanning for prey from 1–12 m above ground and gleans food with quick stabs of its bill or by sallying to reach overhanging vegetation. Rarely, northern Slaty Antshrike flips ground leaves to find food and shivers its tail while foraging, occasionally joining mixed-species flocks or following army ants.
Habitat
Northern Slaty Antshrike is typically found in the understorey and mid-storey of various forest environments, which include the edges of lowland evergreen forests, white-sand forests, and both deciduous and semi-deciduous woodlands. The species also inhabits savanna woodlands, gallery forests, and areas of secondary growth forests.
Dite type
Insectivorous

General Info

Feeding Habits

Bird food type

Species Status

Not globally threatened.

Scientific Classification

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