Thamnophilus is a genus of antbird in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae. The species in this genus are commonly known as antshrikes. They are insectivores that feed by gleaning prey from foliage and are found in the Neotropics.
The genus Thamnophilus was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1816. The name combines the Ancient Greek words thamnos "bush" and philos "loving". The type species was subsequently designated as the barred antshrike.
The genus contains the following species:
Image Common name Scientific name Distribution Collared antshrike Thamnophilus bernardi southwestern Ecuador to north-central Peru Black-backed antshrike Thamnophilus melanonotus northern Colombia/Venezuela Band-tailed antshrike Thamnophilus melanothorax eastern Guiana Shield Barred antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus central and South America Chapman's antshrike Thamnophilus zarumae Tumbes Bar-crested antshrike Thamnophilus multistriatus Colombian Andes Chestnut-backed antshrike Thamnophilus palliatus southern Amazonia and Atlantic Forest Lined antshrike Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus eastern slope of northern Andes Black-hooded antshrike Thamnophilus bridgesi southern Costa Rica/Panama Black antshrike Thamnophilus nigriceps northern Colombia and Darién Gap Cocha antshrike Thamnophilus praecox northeastern Ecuador Blackish-grey antshrike Thamnophilus nigrocinerus Amazonia Castelnau's antshrike Thamnophilus cryptoleucus riverine Amazonia White-shouldered antshrike Thamnophilus aethiops Amazonia Uniform antshrike Thamnophilus unicolor northern Andes Upland antshrike Thamnophilus aroyae Puna grassland Plain-winged antshrike Thamnophilus schistaceus Amazonia Mouse-colored antshrike Thamnophilus murinus Amazonia Black-crowned antshrike Thamnophilus atrinucha Central America, northern Colombia and El Chocó Northern slaty antshrike Thamnophilus punctatus Guiana Shield and northern Andes Natterer's slaty antshrike Thamnophilus strictocephalus southeastern Amazonia Bolivian slaty antshrike Thamnophilus structurus eastern Bolivia Planalto slaty antshrike Thamnophilus pelzelni Brazil Sooretama slaty antshrike Thamnophilus ambiguous Atlantic Forest Acre antshrike Thamnophilus divisorius Acre and eastern Peru Streak-backed antshrike Thamnophilus insignis Tepuis Amazonian antshrike Thamnophilus amazonicus Amazonia Variable antshrike Thamnophilus caerulescens eastern Andean slope and centre/eastern South America Rufous-winged antshrike Thamnophilus torquatus Brazil Rufous-capped antshrike Thamnophilus ruficapillus Puna grassland and eastern South America
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