Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae) - HBW 8

Black-throated Antshrike (Frederickena viridis)

French: Batara à gorge noire German: Schwarzkehl-Ameisenwürger Spanish: Batará Gorginegro

Taxonomy: Thamnophilus viridis Vieillot, 1816, Cayenne, French Guiana.
Genus presumed related to Thamnophilus on basis of external morphology, especially the strongly hooked bill, but supporting molecular or other evidence unavailable. Considered to form a superspecies with F. unduligera. Monotypic.

Distribution: SE Venezuela (Bolívar), the Guianas and NE Amazonian Brazil (Amapá, Pará, and Amazonas N of R Amazon and E of lower R Negro).