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

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,
buskmyrtörnskata,
雜色蟻鵙,

Voice song and call

play
pause

Habitat

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