Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)

Black Antshrike (Thamnophilus nigriceps) - HBW 8, p. 549

French: Batara noir German: Nördlicher Schwarzameisenwürger Spanish: Batará Negro

Taxonomy: Thamnophilus nigriceps P. L. Sclater, 1869, “Bogotá” trade skin; probably = vicinity of Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia.
Forms a superspecies with T. praecox. Described race magdalenae (N Colombia) appears to represent the end point of a cline. Monotypic.

Distribution: E Panama (E Panamá, Darién) and N Colombia (N Chocó E to W La Guajira, and S in Magdalena Valley to Tolima).