Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)
Giant Antshrike (Batara cinerea) - HBW 8, p. 534
French: Batara géant
German: Riesenameisenwürger
Spanish: Batará Gigante
Taxonomy: Tamnophilus [sic] cinereus Vieillot, 1819, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Genus presumed related to Thamnophilus on basis of external morphology, especially the strongly hooked bill, but supporting molecular or other evidence unavailable. Relationships uncertain; possibly closest to the Thamnophilus doliatus complex. Populations in Bolivia, W Paraguay and NW Argentina require study; recent specimens from presumed range of race argentina (in E Bolivia lowlands) approach excubitor in paleness, and plumage differences between the two may be clinal; also, diagnosable differences may possibly be found between lowland and foothill populations... View all taxonomy...
Genus presumed related to Thamnophilus on basis of external morphology, especially the strongly hooked bill, but supporting molecular or other evidence unavailable. Relationships uncertain; possibly closest to the Thamnophilus doliatus complex. Populations in Bolivia, W Paraguay and NW Argentina require study; recent specimens from presumed range of race argentina (in E Bolivia lowlands) approach excubitor in paleness, and plumage differences between the two may be clinal; also, diagnosable differences may possibly be found between lowland and foothill populations. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- excubitor Bond & Meyer de Schauensee, 1940 - C Bolivia (W Santa Cruz).
- argentina Shipton, 1918 - E Bolivia (S Santa Cruz, Chuquisaca, Tarija), W Paraguay (Boquerón, Presidente Hayes) and NW Argentina (Jujuy, Salta, N Tucumán).
- cinerea (Vieillot, 1819) - SE Brazil (S Espírito Santo and SW São Paulo S to Santa Catarina and N Rio Grande do Sul) and NE Argentina (Misiones).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male standing on a branch, behind leaves Locality Tambo Area, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (ssp excubitor)
Frank Witebsky 2004 4 years ago 17 sec 2.9 -
A front and a lateral view of a male Locality Tambo Area, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (ssp excubitor)
Frank Witebsky 2004 4 years ago 11 sec 2.5
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A male perched
Locality Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (ssp cinerea)
Arthur Grosset 11 November 2008 2 years ago 4.3 -
Female mist netted in scrubby gully approx 150 m. from roadway.
Locality Lomas de Olmedo, Salta Province, Argentina
handford 1 August 2004 45 weeks ago 3
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Song in response to playback. Locality Intervales State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil
(ssp cinerea)
Bradley Davis 7 April 2008 2 years ago 4.5
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