Variable Antshrike

Thamnophilus caerulescens - Batara bleuâtre

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Thamnophilidés

  • Genus
    :

    Thamnophilus

  • Species
    :

    caerulescens

Descriptor

Vieillot, 1816

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 16 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 15 à 24 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Batara bleuâtre
♂ adult
Batara bleuâtre
♀ adult

Variable Antshrike (Thamnophilus caerulescens) is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.

Subspecific information 8 subspecies

  • Thamnophilus caerulescens caerulescens (se Paraguay, se Brazil and ne Argentina)
  • Thamnophilus caerulescens melanchrous (n, c and s Peru)
  • Thamnophilus caerulescens aspersiventer (se Peru and wc Bolivia)
  • Thamnophilus caerulescens dinellii (c and s Bolivia and nw Argentina)
  • Thamnophilus caerulescens paraguayensis (se Bolivia, n Paraguay and s Brazil)
  • Thamnophilus caerulescens gilvigaster (se Brazil, Uruguay and ne Argentina)
  • Thamnophilus caerulescens ochraceiventer (sc Brazil)
  • Thamnophilus caerulescens cearensis (ne Brazil)

Foreign names

  • Batara bleuâtre,
  • Batará variable,
  • choca-da-mata,
  • Wechselameisenwürger,
  • Grijskapmierklauwier,
  • Averla formichiera variabile,
  • buskmyrtörnskata,
  • Krattmaurvarsler,
  • batara menlivá,
  • mravenčík proměnlivý,
  • Variabel Myretornskade,
  • köynnöspuumuura,
  • batarà pissarrós variable,
  • chronka zmienna,
  • Изменчивый колючник,
  • カワリアリモズ,
  • 杂色蚁鵙,
  • 雜色蟻鵙,

Voice song and cries

Batara bleuâtre
♂ adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Batara bleuâtre
♂ adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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