Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)
Uniform Antshrike (Thamnophilus unicolor) - HBW 8, p. 553
French: Batara unicolore
German: Einfarbameisenwürger
Spanish: Batará Unicolor
Taxonomy: Dysithamnus unicolor P. L. Sclater, 1859, Pallatanga, Chimborazo, Ecuador.
Forms a superspecies with T. aethiops. Re-examination of races needed; nominate and grandior possibly intergrade in SW Colombia (Nariño); original description of male caudatus may have been based on subadult specimen. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- grandior Hellmayr, 1924 - Colombia (locally on all Andean slopes) and E slope in Ecuador and N Peru (S to N San Martín).
- unicolor (P. L. Sclater, 1859) - Pacific slope in Ecuador.
- caudatus Carriker, 1933 - E Andean slope in C Peru (S San Martín S, locally, to Cuzco).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Male responding to playback Locality Anorí, Antioquía Department, Colombia (ssp grandior)
Diego Calderon - COLOMBIA... 1 October 2009 1 year ago 42 sec 3.2 -
calling from cover Locality Cock of the Rock Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp caudatus)
Martin Kennewell 2 September 2006 24 weeks ago 30 sec 2.3
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A male perched in the understory.
Locality Los Cedros Reserve, Imbabura Province, Ecuador (ssp unicolor)
Scott Olmstead 12 June 2008 2 years ago 3.4
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calls Locality Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp unicolor)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 23 October 2006 2 years ago 4
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