Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)
Plain Antvireo (Dysithamnus mentalis) - HBW 8, p. 569
French: Batara gorgeret
German: Olivgrauer Würgerling
Spanish: Batarito Cabecigrís
Taxonomy: Myothera mentalis Temminck, 1823, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
Relationships of genus not clearly established; preliminary molecular evidence suggests affiliation with Thamnophilus, and morphological characteristics have connected it with Thamnomanes. Present species and D. stictothorax, D. striaticeps, D. puncticeps and D. xanthopterus appear to form a monophyletic group to which other species placed in the genus are probably closely related. Racial divisions of present species somewhat tentative; some races may represent points on a cline of plumage variation, and in some areas (e.g. in Colombia and Peru) range.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Myothera mentalis Temminck, 1823, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
Relationships of genus not clearly established; preliminary molecular evidence suggests affiliation with Thamnophilus, and morphological characteristics have connected it with Thamnomanes. Present species and D. stictothorax, D. striaticeps, D. puncticeps and D. xanthopterus appear to form a monophyletic group to which other species placed in the genus are probably closely related. Racial divisions of present species somewhat tentative; some races may represent points on a cline of plumage variation, and in some areas (e.g. in Colombia and Peru) range delimitations therefore impossible to describe with certainty; molecular studies needed in order to establish relationships among populations. Eighteen subspecies recognized.
Relationships of genus not clearly established; preliminary molecular evidence suggests affiliation with Thamnophilus, and morphological characteristics have connected it with Thamnomanes. Present species and D. stictothorax, D. striaticeps, D. puncticeps and D. xanthopterus appear to form a monophyletic group to which other species placed in the genus are probably closely related. Racial divisions of present species somewhat tentative; some races may represent points on a cline of plumage variation, and in some areas (e.g. in Colombia and Peru) range delimitations therefore impossible to describe with certainty; molecular studies needed in order to establish relationships among populations. Eighteen subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- septentrionalis Ridgway, 1908 - Atlantic slope from SE Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas) E to Honduras, and both slopes in Costa Rica and W Panama (W of Canal).
- suffusus Nelson, 1912 - both slopes in E Panama and extreme NW Colombia (N Chocó, N Antioquia).
- extremus Todd, 1916 - W Colombia (W Andes and W slope of C range from S Antioquia, W Caldas and Riseralda S to Cauca).
- septentrionalis Ridgway, 1908 - Atlantic slope from SE Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas) E to Honduras, and both slopes in Costa Rica and W Panama (W of Canal).
- suffusus Nelson, 1912 - both slopes in E Panama and extreme NW Colombia (N Chocó, N Antioquia).
- extremus Todd, 1916 - W Colombia (W Andes and W slope of C range from S Antioquia, W Caldas and Riseralda S to Cauca).
- aequatorialis Todd, 1916 - Pacific slope in W Ecuador and extreme NW Peru (Tumbes).
- viridis Aveledo & Pons, 1952 - N Colombia (mountains from La Guajira S to N Santander) and W Venezuela (Sierra de Perijá and W portion of Andes in Zulia, Mérida and Táchira).
- cumbreanus Hellmayr & Seilern, 1915 - N Venezuela (coastal mountains, Falcón and Lara E to N Sucre).
- oberi Ridgway, 1908 - Tobago.
- andrei Hellmayr, 1906 - NE Venezuela (S Sucre S to NE Bolívar) and Trinidad; presumably this race in W & S Guyana.
- ptaritepui J. T. Zimmer & Phelps, Sr., 1946 - SE Venezuela (Ptari-tepuí and Sororopán-tepuí, in Bolívar).
- spodionotus Salvin & Godman, 1883 - S Venezuela (S Bolívar, Amazonas) and extreme N Brazil (N Roraima).
- semicinereus P. L. Sclater, 1855 - WC Colombia from S Santander S to W Caquetá (E slope of C Andes, C & S portion of E range, and Macarena Mts).
- napensis Chapman, 1925 - extreme S Colombia (E slope of Andes in Putumayo) S to extreme N Peru (N Amazonas).
- tambillanus Taczanowski, 1884 - E slope in N & C Peru (E Piura, S Amazonas and SW Loreto S to Huánuco and & W Ucayali).
- olivaceus (Tschudi, 1844) - E slope in C Peru (Pasco S to Cuzco and W Madre de Dios).
- tavarae J. T. Zimmer, 1932 - SE Madre de Dios S to C Bolivia (S La Paz, S Beni, Cochabamba, SW Santa Cruz).
- emiliae Hellmayr, 1912 - NE Brazil (SE Pará E to Ceará and Paraíba, S to N Tocantins and Alagoas).
- affinis Pelzeln, 1868 - extreme NE Bolivia (NE Santa Cruz) and C Brazil (S Mato Grosso, N Mato Grosso do Sul, and S Tocantins S to S Goiás).
- mentalis (Temminck, 1823) - EC & SE Brazil (E Bahia, S Minas Gerais and S Mato Grosso do Sul S to Rio Grande do Sul), E Paraguay and NE Argentina (Misiones).
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A male singing on a branch Locality Paranaguá, Paraná State, Brazil (ssp mentalis)
Max Roth 30 April 2002 7 years ago 28 sec 4.9 -
A female in the hand, calling several times Locality Reinita de Cielo Azul Reserve, San Vicente de Chucurí, Santander Department, Colombia (ssp viridis)
Josep del Hoyo 4 February 2007 5 years ago 28 sec 4.3 -
A bird in the forest mid-storey Locality Tres Picos State Park, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Juan Sanabria 1 November 2011 1 year ago 34 sec 4.3 -
A Plain Antvireo female in the nest. Locality Serra de Baturité, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp emiliae)
fabionunes 22 February 2011 2 years ago 38 sec 4.1 -
A female in a tree, moving among branches. Locality Lacanjá-Chansayab, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp septentrionalis)
Josep del Hoyo 13 April 2009 3 years ago 26 sec 3.8 -
A brief shot of a male perched on a branch then flying away. Locality Reinita de Cielo Azul Reserve, San Vicente de Chucurí, Santander Department, Colombia (ssp viridis)
Keith Blomerley 29 October 2012 17 weeks ago 7 sec 3
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A male perched on a branch.
Locality Iguazú National Park, Misiones Province, Argentina (ssp mentalis)
Carmelo López 6 November 2011 1 year ago 4.4 -
A female in the hand. Mist net located 30 meters inside the forest from the forest edge. Near to road
Locality Buga, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
Sebastian Duque 7 October 2011 1 year ago 3.7 -
A bird in a tree.
Locality Posada Siete Mares, Osma, Vargas State, Venezuela
kperezleon 25 August 2012 38 weeks ago 3.3 -
Male in the forest.
Locality Núcleo Itarirú, Serra do Mar State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 19 October 2012 30 weeks ago 3 -
Female foraging in bushes
Locality Caraça Monastery, Caraça National Park, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Ian Barker 17 June 2010 2 years ago 3 -
female on a branch
Locality San Agustín, Huila Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 3 January 2010 3 years ago 3
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Bird singing in Atlantic Rainforest. Locality Cantareira State park, Guarulhos, São Paulo State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 22 January 2000 49 weeks ago 4 -
Bird singing in galery forest. Locality São Carlos, São Paulo State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 12 August 2006 49 weeks ago 3 -
Contact voices of an individual Locality Garabí, Corrientes Province, Argentina
Kini Roesler 4 May 2009 3 years ago 3 -
Several birds singing in the forest. Is a common species in this place. Locality Cantareira State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 19 January 2013 17 weeks ago 0
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