Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae) - HBW 8
Chapman's Antshrike (Thamnophilus zarumae)
French: Batara de Chapman
German: Fahlflanken-Ameisenwürger
Spanish: Batará de Chapman
Taxonomy: Thamnophilus zarumæ Chapman, 1921, Zaruma, El Oro, Ecuador.
Belongs to the species group that also includes T. doliatus, T. multistriatus, T. tenuepunctatus, T. palliatus, T. torquatus and T. ruficapillus. Forms a superspecies with first of those and formerly treated as conspecific, but differs in morphology and vocalizations. Plumage differences between races may be clinal. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- zarumae Chapman, 1921 - SW Ecuador (El Oro, Loja) and NW Peru (Tumbes, NE Piura).
- palamblae J. T. Zimmer, 1933 - NW Peru (SE Piura, E Lambayeque).
- Least Concern
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posing, male Abra de Porculla, Piura, Peru (ssp palamblae)
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