Lined Antshrike (Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus)

Family
Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)

Size
15 - 16 cm

First Described (Guide)
Lafresnaye, 1853

Habitat
Understorey of humid evergreen forest edges. Also clearings, plantations, parks and gardens. From 500 - 1,700 m.

Range (Guide)

Eastern slope of eastern Andes in north-central Colombia (Norte de Santander, Cundinamarca, Meta).

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

Status VU
Accelerating deforestation as land is cleared for cattle ranching and soy production, facilitated by expansion of the road network is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Song is a loud series of accelerating, abrupt nasal notes, rising in pitch initially and falling towards the end, where it finishes with a rasping note.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (28)...)

Lined Antshrike (Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus) [XC258343]
by John V. Moore from Zamora-Chinchipe: S of Palanda, Ecuador (call, song, songs)

Lined Antshrike (Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus) [XC609785]
by GABRIEL LEITE from near La Morada, Peru (call, song)

Subspecies
Thamnophilus palliatus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Chestnut-backed Antshrike (Thamnophilus palliatus) and Lined Antshrike (Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus) following SACC (2005).

Has been considered conspecific with Chestnut-backed Antshrike (Thamnophilus palliatus), but they have adjoining ranges with no apparent barriers and no evidence of intergradation. Both belong to the ""Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus) group", which also includes Chapman's Antshrike (Thamnophilus zarumae), Bar-crested Antshrike (Thamnophilus multistriatus), Rufous-winged Antshrike (Thamnophilus torquatus) and Southern Rufous-capped Antshrike (Thamnophilus ruficapillus). Plumage variation between tenuifasciatus and berlepschi may prove to be clinal.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

tenuepunctatus Lafresnaye, 1853 - Eastern slope of eastern Andes in north-central Colombia (Norte de Santander, Cundinamarca, Meta).
tenuifasciatus Lawrence, 1867 - Eastern slope in south-central Colombia (Putumayo) and Ecuador (Sucumbios south to northern Zamora-Chinchipe).
berlepschi Taczanowski, 1884 - Eastern slope in extreme south-eastern Ecuador (southern Zamora-Chinchipe) and north-eastern Peru (Amazonas, Cajamarca, San Mart��n).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Lined Antshrike (Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus) - 10 files

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