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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A male singing Guapi Açu Ecological Reserve (REGUA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (ssp vestitus)
Josep del Hoyo 13 July 2007 2 years ago 52 sec 4.7 -
A female singing Guapi Açu Ecological Reserve (REGUA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (ssp vestitus)
Josep del Hoyo 13 July 2007 2 years ago 1 min 6 sec 4.6 -
A male on a branch singing, then flying away. Engenho Cachoeira Linda, Barreiros, Pernambuco, Brazil (ssp palliatus)
Josep del Hoyo 15 October 2008 35 weeks ago 53 sec 4 -
A lateral view of a male perched Guapi Açu Ecological Reserve (REGUA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (ssp vestitus)
Mick and Joy Brake... 10 October 2006 2 years ago 5 sec 2.1
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Chestnut-backed Antshrike Perequê, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Joel Hedgpeth 4 April 2009 19 weeks ago 3.4 -
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Chestnut-backed Antshrike Perequê, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Joel Hedgpeth 4 April 2009 19 weeks ago 3.3 -
1 male Espirito Santo, Brazil
Daniêl Jimenez 12 November 2005 1 year ago 2.7 -
1 male Guapi Açu Ecological Reserve (REGUA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Juan Carlos Marín 12 September 2008 50 weeks ago 2.5
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A male singing four times.
Engenho Cachoeira Linda, Barreiros, Pernambuco, Brazil
(ssp palliatus)
Josep del Hoyo 15 October 2008 35 weeks ago 3.5
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