Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)
Sooretama Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus ambiguus) - HBW 8, p. 559
French: Batara de Sooretama
German: Sooretama-Tropfenameisenwürger
Spanish: Batará Pizarroso de Sooretama
Taxonomy: [Thamnophilus naevius] ambiguus Swainson, 1825, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Forms a superspecies with T. punctatus, T. stictocephalus, T. sticturus and T. pelzelni; all formerly considered conspecific, with T. atrinucha traditionally included too (see page 450). Monotypic.
Distribution: SE Brazil in coastal region from S Sergipe S to Rio de Janeiro, extending inland in Minas Gerais (R Doce Valley); one probable sight record in extreme NE São Paulo.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male bird foraging in the undergrowth. Locality Bahia State, Brazil
Yoel Jimenez 23 November 2006 2 years ago 6 sec 4 -
A male singing from different branches Locality Sooretama Biological Reserve, Espirito Santo State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 January 2005 4 years ago 42 sec 4 -
A male singing and preening its tail Locality Sooretama Biological Reserve, Espirito Santo State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 January 2005 4 years ago 30 sec 3.8 -
A male bird foraging in the undergrowth. Locality Bahia State, Brazil
Yoel Jimenez 23 November 2006 2 years ago 6 sec 3.3 -
Near Esplanada. Locality Bahia State, Brazil
Yoel Jimenez 23 November 2008 2 years ago 8 sec 3.3 -
A female behind the vegetation Locality Valle do Rio Doce Reserve, Linhares, Espirito Santo State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Garry George 3 September 2001 4 years ago 2 sec 2.5
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A male perched
Locality Veracel (Veracruz) Private Reserve, Porto Seguro, Bahia State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Arthur Grosset 1 November 2008 2 years ago 3.7 -
A male perched
Locality Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Chris and Megan Perkins 28 November 2010 1 year ago 2.9
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Alarm calls of 3 birds. Locality Porto Seguro, Bahia State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Ciro Albano 13 April 2008 2 years ago 4
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