''Thamnophilus'' is a genus of

antbird The antbirds are a large passerine bird family, Thamnophilidae, found across subtropical and tropical Central and South America, from Mexico to Argentina. There are more than 230 species, known variously as antshrikes, antwrens, antvireos, fire ...

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 Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In bi ...

. The genus ''Thamnophilus'' was introduced by the French ornithologist

Louis Vieillot Louis Pierre Vieillot (10 May 1748, Yvetot – 24 August 1830, Sotteville-lès-Rouen) was a French ornithologist. Vieillot is the author of the first scientific descriptions and Linnaean names of a number of birds, including species he collecte ...

in 1816. The name combines the

Ancient Greek Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic p ...

words ''thamnos'' "bush" and ''philos'' "loving". The

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was subsequently designated as the barred antshrike. The genus contains the following species: * Collared antshrike, ''Thamnophilus bernardi'' *

Black-backed antshrike The black-backed antshrike (''Thamnophilus melanonotus'') is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. The black-backed antshrike w ...

, ''Thamnophilus melanonotus'' * Band-tailed antshrike, ''Thamnophilus melanothorax'' * Barred antshrike, ''Thamnophilus doliatus'' * Chapman's antshrike, ''Thamnophilus zarumae'' *

Bar-crested antshrike The bar-crested antshrike (''Thamnophilus multistriatus'') is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist mon ...

, ''Thamnophilus multistriatus'' * Chestnut-backed antshrike, ''Thamnophilus palliatus'' * Lined antshrike, ''Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus'' * Black-hooded antshrike, ''Thamnophilus bridgesi'' * Black antshrike, ''Thamnophilus nigriceps'' *

Cocha antshrike The cocha antshrike (''Thamnophilus praecox'') is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical swamp A swamp is a forested wetland.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecol ...

, ''Thamnophilus praecox'' * Blackish-grey antshrike, ''Thamnophilus nigrocinereus'' * Castelnau's antshrike, ''Thamnophilus cryptoleucus'' * White-shouldered antshrike, ''Thamnophilus aethiops'' *

Uniform antshrike The uniform antshrike (''Thamnophilus unicolor'') is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The uniform antshrike wa ...

, ''Thamnophilus unicolor'' *

Upland antshrike The upland antshrike (''Thamnophilus aroyae'') is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in the eastern Andes of Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = ...

, ''Thamnophilus aroyae'' *

Plain-winged antshrike The plain-winged antshrike (''Thamnophilus schistaceus'') is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest ...

, ''Thamnophilus schistaceus'' *

Mouse-colored antshrike The mouse-colored antshrike (''Thamnophilus murinus'') is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is sub ...

, ''Thamnophilus murinus'' * Black-crowned antshrike, ''Thamnophilus atrinucha'' * Northern slaty antshrike, ''Thamnophilus punctatus'' *

Natterer's slaty antshrike Natterer's slaty antshrike (''Thamnophilus stictocephalus'') is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in northern Bolivia (Beni Department and Santa Cruz Department) and Brazil (in the southern Amazon between the Tocantins ...

, ''Thamnophilus stictocephalus'' * Bolivian slaty antshrike, ''Thamnophilus sticturus'' *

Planalto slaty antshrike The planalto slaty antshrike (''Thamnophilus pelzelni'') is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is endemic to eastern and south-central Brazil. It was previously included in the widespread slaty antshrike (''T. punctatus''), bu ...

, ''Thamnophilus pelzelni'' * Sooretama slaty antshrike, ''Thamnophilus ambiguus'' * Acre antshrike, ''Thamnophilus divisorius'' *

Streak-backed antshrike The streak-backed antshrike (''Thamnophilus insignis'') is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela. Taxonomy and systematics The streak-backe ...

, ''Thamnophilus insignis'' *

Amazonian antshrike The Amazonian antshrike (''Thamnophilus amazonicus'') is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, an ...

, ''Thamnophilus amazonicus'' *

Variable antshrike The variable antshrike (''Thamnophilus caerulescens'') is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Taxonomy a ...

, ''Thamnophilus caerulescens'' * Rufous-winged antshrike, ''Thamnophilus torquatus'' * Rufous-capped antshrike, ''Thamnophilus ruficapillus''

References

Bird genera Taxa named by Louis Pierre Vieillot Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Thamnophilidae-stub