Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)

Blackish-grey Antshrike (Thamnophilus nigrocinereus) - HBW 8, p. 550

French: Batara demi-deuil German: Schwarzgrauer Ameisenwürger Spanish: Batará Ceniciento
Other common names: Grey Antshrike

Taxonomy: Thamnophilus nigrocinereus P. L. Sclater, 1855, Rio Tocantins, Pará, Brazil.
Forms a superspecies with T. cryptoleucus and formerly considered conspecific. Races distinctive in plumage; furthermore, differences among them in calls, and also the possibility that Amazonian races may meet each other without intergradation, require study. Five subspecies currently recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

cinereoniger Pelzeln, 1868 - NE Colombia, SW Venezuela and NW Amazonian Brazil (drainages of, respectively, R Meta, upper R Orinoco, and lower R Uaupés and R Negro).
tschudii Pelzeln, 1868 - WC Brazil (E Amazonas along lower R Madeira).
huberi Snethlage, 1907 - EC Brazil (W Pará along lower R Tapajós).

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cinereoniger Pelzeln, 1868 - NE Colombia, SW Venezuela and NW Amazonian Brazil (drainages of, respectively, R Meta, upper R Orinoco, and lower R Uaupés and R Negro).
tschudii Pelzeln, 1868 - WC Brazil (E Amazonas along lower R Madeira).
huberi Snethlage, 1907 - EC Brazil (W Pará along lower R Tapajós).
nigrocinereus P. L. Sclater, 1855 - E Brazil from near mouth of R Tapajós along lower R Amazon and surrounding rivers E to Amapá and islands in estuary.
kulczynskii (Domaniewski & Stolzmann, 1922) - E French Guiana and adjacent Brazil (extreme N Amapá).