Thamnomanes
Thamnomanes is a genus of insectivorous birds in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae. They are restricted to the Neotropics and are important components of forest mixed-species feeding flocks.
| Thamnomanes | |
|---|---|
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| Cinereous antshrike (Thamnomanes caesius) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Thamnomanes Cabanis, 1847 |
| Species | |
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The genus Thamnomanes was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1847.[1] The name combines the Ancient Greek words thamnos "bush" and -manēs "fond of".[2] The type species was subsequently designated as the cinereous antshrike.[3]
This genus contains the following species:[4]
- Dusky-throated antshrike, Thamnomanes ardesiacus
- Cinereous antshrike, Thamnomanes caesius
- Saturnine antshrike, Thamnomanes saturninus
- Bluish-slate antshrike, Thamnomanes schistogynus
References
- Cabanis, Jean (1847). "Ornithologische notizen". Archiv für Naturgeschichte (in German). 13: 186–256 [230].
- Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 383. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- Peters, James Lee, ed. (1951). Check-list of Birds of the World. Volume 7. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 187.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Antbirds". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
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