Bolivian Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus sticturus)

Family
Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)

Size
14.50 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
Pelzeln, 1869

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest. From sea-level - 950 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia (B), Brazil (B), Paraguay (B).

Central and eastern Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz), immediately adjacent Brazil (extreme western parts of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul) and northern Paraguay (Alto Paraguay).

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 (31)...)

Bolivian Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus sticturus) [XC155503]
by Ross Gallardy from Jardin Botanico Santa Cruz, Bolivia (call)

Bolivian Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus sticturus) [XC602761]
by Jacob Wijpkema from Vila Bela da Sant\u00edssima Trindade, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil (song)

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).

Forms a superspecies with Northern Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus punctatus), Natterer's Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus stictocephalus), Planalto Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus pelzelni) and Sooretama Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus ambiguus) and all formerly considered conspecific, with Black-crowned Antshrike (Thamnophilus atrinucha) traditionally included too.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

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