Mouse-colored Antshrike (Thamnophilus murinus)

Other Names (World)
Mouse-colored Antshrike, Mouse-coloured Antshrike

Family
Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)

Size
13.50 - 14 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sclater & Salvin, 1867

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 1,300 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (52)...)

Mouse-colored Antshrike (Thamnophilus murinus) [XC478810]
by Mauricio \u00c1lvarez-Rebolledo from 'piste Armontabo', piste de Saut Maripa, Saint-Georges, French Guiana (call)

Mouse-colored Antshrike (Thamnophilus murinus) [XC493820]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Iranduba, Amazonas, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Closely related to Plain-winged Antshrike (Thamnophilus schistaceus). Subspecies cayennensis possibly represents the extreme of a cline of plumage variation of nominate subspecies. Further study is required.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

cayennensis Todd, 1927 - French Guiana and north-eastern Amazonian Brazil (Amap�, northern Par�).
murinus Sclater & Salvin, 1867 - Southern Venezuela (Amazonas, Bol��var), Guyana, Surinam, extreme east-central Colombia (eastern Guian��a, eastern Vaup�s) and Brazil north of R Amazon (from both banks of upper R Negro east to at least north-eastern Amazonas).
canipennis Todd, 1927 - Eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru (south to Ucayali and along base of Andes to north-western Madre de Dios), extreme south-eastern Colombia (Amazonas), western Brazil (east to R Japur� and, south of R Amazon, to R Madeira) and extreme northern Bolivia (eastern Pando).

References
See References.

Files:

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