Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae) - HBW 8
Western Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus atrinucha)
French: Batara à nuque noire
German: Westlicher Tropfenameisenwürger
Spanish: Batará Pizarroso Occidental
Other common names: Slaty Antshrike (when merged with members of T. punctatus superspecies)
Taxonomy: Thamnophilus atrinucha Salvin and Godman, 1892, Panama.
Formerly considered conspecific with T. punctatus, T. stictocephalus, T. sticturus, T. pelzelni and T. ambiguus, but now thought not to belong in this group (see page 450). Described form subcinereus (N Colombia) is regarded as a clinal variant of nominate. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- atrinucha Salvin & Godman, 1892 - Caribbean slope from S Belize and NE Guatemala S to N Colombia (including Magdalena Valley) and NW Venezuela (E to Trujillo, E side of L Maracaibo), and Pacific slope in NW Costa Rica and from C Panama (Coclé) S to extreme NW Peru (Tumbes).
- gorgonae Thayer & Bangs, 1905 - Gorgona I, off Cauca, W Colombia.
- Least Concern
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One female (+ a male not visible in this video) responding to playback in Victoria, Caldas, Colombia. Caldas Department, Colombia
Diego Calderon - C... 1 October 2009 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 20 sec 3
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A female in the underbrush. Guaduas, Cundinamarca, Colombia (ssp atrinucha)
mauricio rueda 11 September 2009 26 weeks ago 3
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Rattle call given by a male. Río Palenque Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp atrinucha)
Scott Olmstead 22 July 2008 14 weeks ago 0
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