Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae) - HBW 8

Chestnut-backed Antshrike (Thamnophilus palliatus)

French: Batara mantelé German: Dunkelmantel-Ameisenwürger Spanish: Batará Dorsicastaño

Taxonomy: Lanius palliatus M. H. K. Lichtenstein, 1823, Bahia, Brazil.
Has been considered conspecific with T. tenuepunctatus, but the two have adjoining ranges with no apparent barriers and no evidence of intergradation. Both belong to the “T. doliatus group”, which also includes T. zarumae, T. multistriatus, T. torquatus and T. ruficapillus. The validity and distributional limits of the races of present species are in need of re-examination. Four subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • similis J. T. Zimmer, 1933 - C Peru (Huánuco, Junín).
  • puncticeps P. L. Sclater, 1890 - SE Peru (Cuzco, Puno), N Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz), and Brazil S of R Amazon and W of R Tapajós (extreme SE Amazonas E to extreme SW Pará, S to Rondônia and NW Mato Grosso).
  • palliatus (M. H. K. Lichtenstein, 1823) - S of R Amazon and E of R Tapajós in N Maranhão, SE Pará and NE Mato Grosso, and coastal NE Brazil (Paraíba S to N Bahia).
  • vestitus (Lesson, 1830) - coastal E Brazil from S Bahia S to Rio de Janeiro.

  • Least Concern
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