Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)
Planalto Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus pelzelni) - HBW 8, p. 558
French: Batara de Pelzeln
German: Planalto-Tropfenameisenwürger
Spanish: Batará Pizarroso del Planalto
Taxonomy: Thamnophilus punctatus pelzelni Hellmayr, 1924, Abrilongo, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Forms a superspecies with T. punctatus, T. stictocephalus, T. sticturus and T. ambiguus; all formerly considered conspecific, with T. atrinucha traditionally included too (see page 450). Monotypic.
Distribution: C & E Brazil from E Maranhão, Ceará and Paraíba to N Minas Gerais and W Bahia and from E & S Mato Grosso and Goiás to N Mato Grosso do Sul, extreme N Paraná and W São Paulo.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male calling Locality Pantanal, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Peter Nash 10 September 2005 6 years ago 16 sec 4.2 -
A perched female rising its crest, then flying away. Locality Mãe-da-Lua Reserve, Itapajé, Ceará State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 September 2008 3 years ago 13 sec 4 -
A male singing Locality Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Tatiana Colombo 7 November 2006 5 years ago 17 sec 3.9 -
A dorsal and a ventral view of a male, in slow motion Locality Palmeiras, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 16 January 2005 5 years ago 17 sec 3.7 -
A male singing and moving among branches. Locality Mãe-da-Lua Reserve, Itapajé, Ceará State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 September 2008 3 years ago 28 sec 3.3 -
A bird singing behind branches Locality Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Bret Whitney 31 May 2007 5 years ago 21 sec 3.2
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Adult male, seen from behind, perched on a thin branch.
Locality Pipa, Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Pia Öberg 20 December 2004 1 year ago 4 -
A frontal view of a female.
Locality Mãe-da-Lua Reserve, Itapajé, Ceará State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 September 2008 3 years ago 3
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Song of a pair. Locality Chapada do Araripe, Ceará State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Ciro Albano 28 September 2004 3 years ago 4 -
Two birds singing alternately. Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2011 46 weeks ago 3.5
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