Black-crowned Antshrike (Thamnophilus atrinucha)

Other Names (World)
Black-crowned Antshrike, Western Slaty-Antshrike, Slaty Antshrike

Family
Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)

Size
14.50 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
Salvin & Godman, 1892

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Belize (B), Colombia, Costa Rica (B), Ecuador, Guatemala (B), Honduras, Nicaragua (B), Panama (B), Venezuela (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (132)...)

Black-crowned Antshrike (Thamnophilus atrinucha) [XC532811]
by David Monroy Rengifo from Vereda Los Boh\u00edos, Hacienda Tintin\u00e1, Cuenca r\u00edo Tapias, Guadual y borde de ca\u00f1ada, Colombia (?)

Black-crowned Antshrike (Thamnophilus atrinucha) [XC454300]
by David Monroy Rengifo from Gamboa, Colon province, Panama (call)

Subspecies
Thamnophilus punctatus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Northern Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus punctatus) and Black-crowned Antshrike (Thamnophilus atrinucha) following AOU (1998) and Natterer's Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus stictocephalus), Bolivian Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus sticturus), Planalto Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus pelzelni) and Sooretama Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus ambiguus) following SACC (2005).

Formerly considered conspecific with Northern Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus punctatus), Natterer's Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus stictocephalus), Bolivian Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus sticturus), Planalto Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus pelzelni) and Sooretama Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus ambiguus), but now thought not to belong in this group. Described form subcinereus (northern Colombia) is regarded as a clinal variant of nominate.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

atrinucha Salvin & Godman, 1892 - Caribbean slope from southern Belize and north-eastern Guatemala south to northern Colombia (including Magdalena Valley) and north-western Venezuela (east to Trujillo, eastern side of L Maracaibo), and Pacific slope in north-western Costa Rica and from central Panama (Cocl�) south to extreme north-western Peru (Tumbes).
gorgonae Thayer & Bangs, 1905 - Gorgona I, off Cauca, western Colombia.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black-crowned Antshrike (Thamnophilus atrinucha) - 10 files

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