Tufted antshrike

The tufted antshrike (Mackenziaena severa) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in the southern Atlantic Forest.[1]

Tufted antshrike
male at Piraju, São Paulo State, Brazil
female at Piraju, São Paulo State, Brazil

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Mackenziaena
Species:
M. severa
Binomial name
Mackenziaena severa
(Lichtenstein, 1823)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lanius severus Lichtenstein, 1823[3]

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest.[1]

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Mackenziaena severa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22701235A93818949. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22701235A93818949.en.
  2. "Tufted Antshrike Mackenziaena severa (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)". Avibase.
  3. Lichtenstein, H. (1823). Verzeichniss der Doubletten des Zoologischen Museums. Berlin: T. Trautwein. pp. 45–46.
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