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.
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A male singing and preening its tail Locality Sooretama Biological Reserve, Espirito Santo State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 January 2005 5 years ago 30 sec 4.6 -
A male singing from different branches Locality Sooretama Biological Reserve, Espirito Santo State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 January 2005 5 years ago 42 sec 4.5 -
Female and male perched and singing. Locality Itacaré Beach, Itacaré, Bahia State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 1 June 2006 31 weeks ago 30 sec 4.3 -
A male bird foraging in the undergrowth. Locality Bahia State, Brazil
Yoel Jimenez 23 November 2006 3 years ago 6 sec 4 -
Male perched and foraging. Near a female. Locality Fazenda Country, Canavieiras, Bahia State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 29 January 2013 14 weeks ago 15 sec 3.8 -
A male bird foraging in the undergrowth. Locality Bahia State, Brazil
Yoel Jimenez 23 November 2006 3 years ago 6 sec 3.3
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Male perched and foraging on low vegetation in the forest with a female.
Locality Fazenda Country, Canavieiras, Bahia State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 29 January 2013 15 weeks ago 3.7 -
A male perched
Locality Veracel (Veracruz) Private Reserve, Porto Seguro, Bahia State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Arthur Grosset 1 November 2008 3 years ago 3.7 -
A male perched
Locality Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Chris and Megan Perkins 28 November 2010 2 years ago 2.9 -
A male.
Locality Linhares Biological Reserve, Espirito Santo State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Ken Havard 8 November 2012 17 weeks ago 2.8
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Male singing in border of forest Locality Itacaré Beach, Itacaré, Bahia State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 1 June 2006 49 weeks ago 4 -
Alarm calls of 3 birds. Locality Porto Seguro, Bahia State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Ciro Albano 13 April 2008 3 years ago 4 -
Two birds singing in the forest. Perhaps a couple. Locality Fazenda Country, Canavieiras, Bahia State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 25 January 2010 44 weeks ago 3.5
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