Cinereous antshrike

Thamnomanes caesius

The cinereous antshrike is an insectivorous bird in the antbird family Thamnophilidae. The term "cinereous" describes its colouration. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Cinereous antshrike (Thamnomanes caesius) - male Allpahuayo Research Center, Loreto, Peru. Nov 16, 2022 Cinereous antshrike,Geotagged,Peru,Spring,Thamnomanes caesius

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The cinereous antshrike was described by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1820 and given the binomial name "Muscicapa caesius". It is now placed in the genus "Thamnomanes" which was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1847. The specific epithet "caesius" is the Latin for "bluish gray".

There are five subspecies:
⤷  "T. c. glaucus" Cabanis, 1847 – east Colombia to northeast Peru, the Guianas and north Brazil
⤷  "T. c. persimilis" Hellmayr, 1907 – central Brazil
⤷  "T. c. simillimus" Gyldenstolpe, 1951 – south central Brazil
⤷  "T. c. hoffmannsi" Hellmayr, 1906 – east central Brazil
⤷  "T. c. caesius" – east Brazil

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyThamnophilidae
GenusThamnomanes
SpeciesT. caesius
Photographed in
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru