Planalto Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus pelzelni)

Family
Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)

Size
14.50 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
Hellmayr, 1924

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland and dry forest. From 400 - 1,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil (B).

Central and eastern Brazil from eastern Maranh�o, Cear� and Para��ba to northern Minas Gerais and western Bahia and from eastern and southern Mato Grosso and Goi�s to northern Mato Grosso do Sul, extreme northern Paran� and western S�o Paulo.

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 (8)...)

Planalto Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus pelzelni) [XC334333]
by Daniel Blamires from Israel\u00e2ndia, Israel\u00e2ndia, Goi\u00e1s, Brazil (call)

Planalto Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus pelzelni) [XC367663]
by Ricardo Gagliardi from Israel\u00e2ndia, Israel\u00e2ndia, Goi\u00e1s, Brazil (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).

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

No subspecies.

References
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