Thamnomanes
Genus of birds
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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 | |
|---|---|
| Bluish-slate antshrike (Thamnomanes schistogynus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Thamnomanes Cabanis, 1847 |
| Type species | |
| Lanius caesia[1] Lichtenstein, 1823 | |
| Species | |
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The genus Thamnomanes was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1847.[2] The name combines the Ancient Greek words thamnos "bush" and -manēs "fond of".[3] The type species was subsequently designated as the cinereous antshrike.[4]
This genus contains the following species:[5]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dusky-throated antshrike | Thamnomanes ardesiacus | Amazonia | |
| Cinereous antshrike | Thamnomanes caesius | Amazonia | |
| Saturnine antshrike | Thamnomanes saturninus | southern Amazonia | |
| Bluish-slate antshrike | Thamnomanes schistogynus | southwestern Amazonia | |