Rufescent antshrike
| Rufescent antshrike | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Thamnistes |
| Species: | T. rufescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Thamnistes rufescens Cabanis, 1873
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| Synonyms | |
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Thamnistes anabatinus rufescens | |
The rufescent antshrike (Thamnistes rufescens) is a passerine bird in the antbird family.
It is a resident breeder in the tropical New World from eastern Peru to western Bolivia.[1] It was considered a subspecies of the russet antshrike, but was split in 2018 due to vocal and plumage differences.
It is a bird of forest, old second growth, semi-open woodland and edges. The female lays two brown-speckled white eggs in a deep cup nest high in a tree, usually in a semi-open location. Nest-building, incubation, and care of the young are shared by both sexes.
The rufescent antshrike feeds on insects and other arthropods, which it gleans from foliage like a vireo. It may be seen alone, in pairs, or with tanagers and warblers in mixed-species feeding flocks.
References
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Antbirds". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved June 30, 2018.