Tufted antshrike

Tufted antshrike
A male tufted antshrike at Piraju, São Paulo State, Brazil
A female tufted antshrike at Piraju, São Paulo State, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Mackenziaena
Species: M. severa
Binomial name
Mackenziaena severa
(Lichtenstein, 1823)

The tufted antshrike (Mackenziaena severa) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.

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

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