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.

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) [XC260750]
by Peter Boesman from Orellana: Right (s) bank R\u00edo Napo opposite 'La Selva Lodge' and 'Sacha Lodge', Ecuador (call)

Mouse-colored Antshrike (Thamnophilus murinus) [XC247072]
by John V. Moore from Rio Grande forest reserve, Bol\u00edvar, Venezuela (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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