Thamnomanes
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Thamnomanes is a genus
of antshrikes in the perching bird family
Thamnophilidae. They are restricted to the Neotropic
s and are important components of forest mixed-species feeding flock
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This genus contains the following species:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of antshrikes in the perching bird family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Thamnophilidae. They are restricted to the Neotropic
Neotropic
In biogeography, the Neotropic or Neotropical zone is one of the eight terrestrial ecozones. This ecozone includes South and Central America, the Mexican lowlands, the Caribbean islands, and southern Florida, because these regions share a large number of plant and animal groups.It is sometimes used...
s and are important components of forest mixed-species feeding flock
Mixed-species feeding flock
A mixed-species feeding flock, also termed a mixed-species foraging flock, mixed hunting party or informally bird wave, is a flock of usually insectivorous birds of different species, that join each other and move together while foraging...
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This genus contains the following species:
- Dusky-throated AntshrikeDusky-throated AntshrikeThe Dusky-throated Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
, Thamnomanes ardesiacus - Cinereous AntshrikeCinereous AntshrikeThe Cinereous Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. The term cinereous describes its colouration. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland...
, Thamnomanes caesius - Saturnine AntshrikeSaturnine AntshrikeThe Saturnine Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
, Thamnomanes saturninus - Bluish-slate AntshrikeBluish-slate AntshrikeThe Bluish-slate Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
, Thamnomanes schistogynus