Rufous-winged antshrike

Rufous-winged antshrike
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Thamnophilidae
Genus:Thamnophilus
Species: T. torquatus
Binomial name
Thamnophilus torquatus
Swainson, 1825

The rufous-winged antshrike (Thamnophilus torquatus) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay; the northwestern half of its range is much of the southeast Amazon Basin. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

The rufous-winged antshrike was described by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1825 and given its current binomial name Thamnophilus torquatus.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Thamnophilus torquatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Swainson, William John (1825). "The characters and descriptions of several birds belonging to the genus Thamnophilus". Zoological Journal. 2: 84–93 [89].



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