Northern slaty antshrike

Thamnophilus punctatus

The northern slaty antshrike is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It previously included the Natterer's slaty antshrike, Bolivian slaty antshrike, Planalto slaty antshrike and Sooretama slaty antshrike as subspecies, in which case the combined species simply was referred to as the slaty antshrike.
Northern slaty antshrike (Thamnophilus punctatus) Quebrada Upaquihua, San Martín, Peru. Jan 10, 2021 Geotagged,Northern slaty antshrike,Peru,Summer,Thamnophilus punctatus

Distribution

The northern slaty antshrike is found in north-eastern South America in Brazil, Venezuela and the Guianas. In Brazil, it occurs in the northeast quadrant of the Amazon Basin, , and from the Brazilian state of Roraima in the west, to the states of Pará, and Amapá on the Atlantic at the Amazon River outlet. The species occurs only north of the Amazon.

A disjunct population exists along the eastern slope of the Andes in Colombia and Venezuela, while two other populations exist in the drainage of the Huallaga and the Marañón River in northern Peru and far southern Ecuador. The populations in Peru and Ecuador are sometimes considered a separate species, the Marañón or Peruvian slaty antshrike , in which case the common name of the remaining species often is modified to eastern or Guianan slaty antshrike.
Northern slaty antshrike, Inírida, Colombia Quite obscured, which makes it hard to identify. Our guide thinks this is the Northern slaty antshrike, but it's possible that it is a Amazonian Antshrike instead. Going with my guide's intuition for now. Colombia,Fall,Geotagged,Guainía,Inírida,Northern slaty antshrike,South America,Thamnophilus punctatus,World

Habitat

It occurs at low levels in forest and woodland.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyThamnophilidae
GenusThamnophilus
SpeciesT. punctatus
Photographed in
Colombia
Peru