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Sooretama Slaty-Antshrike Thamnophilus ambiguus
Brazilian name: Choca-de-sooretama
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Brazil
The Sooretama Slaty-Antshrike is
distributed along the coast of south-eastern Brazil from Sergipe
to Rio de Janeiro. See the distribution map at xeno-canto. It is a Brazilian
endemic and is found in forest edges and restinga
woodland near the coast.
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Until recently it was
considered a sub-species of Thamnophilus punctatus but
this complex has been clarified in papers by Morton L. Isler,
Phyllis R. Isler & Bret M. Whitney, Biogeography and
systematics of the Thamnophilus punctatus (Thamnophilidae)
complex in Ornithological Monographs 48, Studies in
Neotropical Ornithology honoring Ted Parker (1997), 355-381;
and Morton L. Isler, Phyllis R. Isler, Bret M. Whitney, &
Barry Walker, Species limits in antbirds: the Thamnophilus
punctatus complex continued. (2001), Condor 103(2):
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The male has a black central crown and
forehead, grey upperparts with a concealed white interscapular
patch, black wings with white edging and spots and a black tail
with white spots in the middle and at the tip. Underparts are
pale grey. The wings on photos 1 and 3 show a brown tinge on the
primaries which is not mentioned in the literature so they might
show an immature male. |
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The female, seen in photos 4
and 7, has a tawny-brown crown, dark brown wings with white
edging and spots and buffy underparts.
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