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,
雜色蟻鵙,

Voice song and cries

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)