Rufescent antshrike

Rufescent antshrike
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Thamnophilidae
Genus:	Thamnistes
Species:	T. rufescens
Binomial name
	Thamnistes rufescens; Cabanis, 1873
Synonyms
	Thamnistes anabatinus rufescens

The rufescent antshrike (Thamnistes rufescens) is a passerine bird in the antbird family.

It is a resident breeder in the tropical New World from eastern Peru to western Bolivia.[1] It was considered a subspecies of the russet antshrike, but was split in 2018 due to vocal and plumage differences.

It is a bird of forest, old second growth, semi-open woodland and edges. The female lays two brown-speckled white eggs in a deep cup nest high in a tree, usually in a semi-open location. Nest-building, incubation, and care of the young are shared by both sexes.

The rufescent antshrike feeds on insects and other arthropods, which it gleans from foliage like a vireo. It may be seen alone, in pairs, or with tanagers and warblers in mixed-species feeding flocks.

References

Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Antbirds". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved June 30, 2018.

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[ioc-1] Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Antbirds". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved June 30, 2018.