Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)

Bolivian Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus sticturus) - HBW 8, p. 558

French: Batara à queue tachetée German: Bolivien-Tropfenameisenwürger Spanish: Batará Pizarroso Boliviano

Taxonomy: Thamnophilus sticturus Pelzeln, 1868, Engenho do Capitão Gama, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Forms a superspecies with T. punctatus, T. stictocephalus, T. pelzelni and T. ambiguus; all formerly considered conspecific, with T. atrinucha traditionally included too (see page 450). Monotypic.

Distribution: C & E Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz), immediately adjacent Brazil (extreme W parts of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul) and N Paraguay (Alto Paraguay).