Giant Antshrike

Giant Antshrike

Taxobox
name = Giant Antshrike


status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Thamnophilidae
genus = "Batara"
genus_authority =
species = "B. cinerea"
binomial = "Batara cinerea"
binomial_authority = (Vieillot, 1819)
synonyms =

The Giant Antshrike ("Batara cinerea") is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family, belonging to the monotypic genus "Batara". It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. This species is the largest species of antbird, measuring 34 cm long and weighing around 150 g.

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

References

* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/50205/all Batara cinerea] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 25 July 2007.


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