Lined Antshrike
A species of Typical antshrikes Scientific name : Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus Genus : Typical antshrikes
Lined Antshrike, A species of Typical antshrikes
Botanical name: Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus
Genus: Typical antshrikes
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Description
Photo By Nikolaj Mølgaard Thomsen
Description
A medium-sized (16.5 cm, 6.5") passerine bird with a hooked bill. The male is black and white; and the female has a rufous crest and back.
Size
16 cm
Feeding Habits
Lined Antshrike consumes primarily insects and arthropods, foraging alone or in pairs within dense vegetation up to 10m high. It employs short hops and scanning pauses for prey, gleaning from various surfaces with quick bill stabs, avoiding mixed-species flocks.
Habitat
The lined Antshrike is typically found in the understory and mid-story of humid evergreen forests, particularly at the edges where vegetation is dense and tangled. Their preferred environments extend to shrubby areas undergoing regeneration, plantations, clearings, and the peripheries of parks and gardens in broader tropical regions.
Dite type
Insectivorous
Photo By Nikolaj Mølgaard Thomsen
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Antbirds Genus
Typical antshrikes Species
Lined Antshrike