Order: Passeriformes | Family: Thamnophilidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Quillabamba, Cuzco
Age: Adult | Sex: Female | Loc. Quillabamba, Cuzco
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Manu Road, Cuzco
Age: Adult | Sex: Female | Loc. Mato Grosso, Brazil
Identification & Behavior: ~15.5 cm (6.1 in). The male Barred Antshrike is heavily barred throughout with black and light gray. It is darker on the upperparts. It has a blackish crest the bird often erects. The female is mostly rufous with dusky streaks on the sides of the head and a rufous crown/crest. Both sexes have a pale iris. It forages in forest edges and second growth. It is similar to the Lined Antshrike but is distinguished by a lighter coloration, different plumage in the female, and by ranging at lower elevations. Also, see Fasciated Antshrike.
Status: The Barred Antshrike is common and widespread in Amazonia where it is known to range up to 1200 m along the east slope of the Andes. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Batará Barrado.
Sub-species: Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus radiatus), Vieillot, 1816.
Meaning of Name: Thamnophilus: Gr. Thamnos= bush and philos= lover. doliatus: L. doliatus= barred, striped.
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2017.
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