Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)

Cinereous Antshrike (Thamnomanes caesius) - HBW 8, p. 575

French: Batara cendré German: Einfarbwürgerling Spanish: Batará Cinéreo

Taxonomy: Muscicapa caesia Temminck, 1820, Bahia, Brazil.
Relationships to other genera unclear. Species currently placed in genus appear to be related on basis of morphology and behaviour, although their nest architecture is somewhat variable. Forms a superspecies with T. schistogynus and formerly treated as conspecific. Five subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

glaucus Cabanis, 1847 - S Venezuela (Bolívar, Amazonas), the Guianas, E Colombia (S from Meta and Vichada), N Brazil (N Amazonas E to Amapá), E Ecuador and NE Peru (N of R Amazon and W of R Ucayali, S to N Ucayali).
persimilis Hellmayr, 1907 - C Brazil S of R Amazon (lower R Juruá and lower R Purus E to left bank of R Tapajós, S to N Rondônia and W Mato Grosso) and extreme NE Bolivia (NE Santa Cruz).
simillimus Gyldenstolpe, 1951 - SC Amazonian Brazil: known only from middle R Purus.

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glaucus Cabanis, 1847 - S Venezuela (Bolívar, Amazonas), the Guianas, E Colombia (S from Meta and Vichada), N Brazil (N Amazonas E to Amapá), E Ecuador and NE Peru (N of R Amazon and W of R Ucayali, S to N Ucayali).
persimilis Hellmayr, 1907 - C Brazil S of R Amazon (lower R Juruá and lower R Purus E to left bank of R Tapajós, S to N Rondônia and W Mato Grosso) and extreme NE Bolivia (NE Santa Cruz).
simillimus Gyldenstolpe, 1951 - SC Amazonian Brazil: known only from middle R Purus.
hoffmannsi Hellmayr, 1906 - EC Brazil S of R Amazon (from right bank of R Tapajós E to W Maranhão, S to NE Mato Grosso).
caesius (Temminck, 1820) - coastal E Brazil (Pernambuco S to Rio de Janeiro, and inland in R Doce drainage in Minas Gerais).