Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)
Natterer's Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus stictocephalus) - HBW 8, p. 558
French: Batara de Natterer
German: Natterers Tropfenameisenwürger
Spanish: Batará Pizarroso de Natterer
Taxonomy: Thamnophilus stictocephalus Pelzeln, 1868, São Vicente, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Forms a superspecies with T. punctatus, T. sticturus, T. pelzelni and T. ambiguus; all formerly considered conspecific, with T. atrinucha traditionally included too (see page 450). Described races saturatus and zimmeri (both C Brazil) represent clinal variation of nominate, with which merged. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- stictocephalus Pelzeln, 1868 - Brazil S of R Amazon (from R Madeira E to Marajó I and R Tocantins, in Pará, and SW to Rondônia and N & W Mato Grosso) and extreme N Bolivia (N Beni).
- parkeri Isler et al., 1997 - extreme NE Bolivia in N Santa Cruz (Serranía de Huanchaca).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male perched in a tree singing three times and going away. Locality Amazonia National Park, Pará State, Brazil (ssp stictocephalus)
Josep del Hoyo 20 August 2010 1 year ago 40 sec 3.3
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A male in low campinarana habitat.
Locality Pousada Rio Azul, Pará State, Brazil (ssp stictocephalus)
Bradley Davis 23 May 2008 2 years ago 3.3
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A bird singing. Locality Amazonia National Park, Pará State, Brazil
(ssp stictocephalus)
Josep del Hoyo 20 August 2010 1 year ago 4.5 -
A singing male. Locality Pousada Rio Azul, Pará State, Brazil
(ssp stictocephalus)
Bradley Davis 23 May 2008 2 years ago 4
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