Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)
Plain-winged Antshrike (Thamnophilus schistaceus) - HBW 8, p. 554
French: Batara à ailes unies
German: Schiefergrauer Ameisenwürger
Spanish: Batará Alillano
Other common names: Black-capped Antshrike
Taxonomy: Thamnophilus schistaceus d’Orbigny, 1837, Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Closely related to T. murinus. Proposed races dubius (E Peru), which represents an intermediate plumage in a broad cline, and inornatus (C Brazil), which represents the end of a cline and intergrades broadly with nominate, are synonymized with nominate. Race heterogynus may be specifically distinct. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- heterogynus (Hellmayr, 1907) - extreme E Colombia (E Vaupés, presumably this race) and WC Amazonian Brazil (lower R Japurá, middle R Jaú, and both banks of R Solimões from R Juruá and lower and middle R Purus E to R Madeira).
- capitalis P. L. Sclater, 1858 - SE Colombia (E base of Andes S from Meta), E Ecuador and NE Peru (N of R Marañón and R Amazon).
- schistaceus d’Orbigny, 1837 - EC & SE Peru (S of R Marañón and R Amazon), S Amazonian Brazil (S of lower R Juruá and middle R Purus, and E from R Madeira to R Tocantins, S to Acre, Rondônia, N & W Mato Grosso and S Pará) and N Bolivia (S to C Santa Cruz).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male in a tree. Locality Río Negro, Beni Department, Bolivia (ssp schistaceus)
Josep del Hoyo 31 August 2005 5 years ago 23 sec 3 -
A perched male looking down and preening Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp schistaceus)
Bret Whitney 31 May 2007 4 years ago 21 sec 2.5
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A male perched
Locality Borba, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp schistaceus)
Arthur Grosset 14 August 2004 2 years ago 3
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A bird singing. Locality Amazonia National Park, Pará State, Brazil
(ssp schistaceus)
Josep del Hoyo 20 August 2010 1 year ago 4 -
Calls from a male at forest edge. Locality Pousada Rio Azul, Pará State, Brazil
(ssp schistaceus)
Bradley Davis 17 May 2008 2 years ago 3
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