Thamnophilus punctatus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The northern slaty antshrike (Thamnophilus punctatus) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
The northern slaty antshrike's binomial Thamnophilus punctatus previously applied to a species called the slaty antshrike which included 11 subspecies. Following the results of a study published in 1997, the slaty antshrike was split into six species. To avoid confusion the remnant T. punctatus was given its present name of northern slaty antshrike.
The northern slaty antshrike has these four subspecies: The Clements taxonomy groups the first two as the "Northern Slaty-Antshrike (Guianan)" and the last two as the "Northern Slaty-Antshrike (Peruvian)". Some authors have treated leucogaster and huallagae as a species called the "Marañón slaty-antshrike" and the other two as the "Guianan" or "eastern" slaty(-)antshrike.
The northern slaty antshrike is 13... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Slaty-Antshrike sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 136th most-seen of the 221 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Slaty-Antshrike in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, August and November, the lowest months. That is one of Brownsberg Nature Park's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain against 490 mm in May. May to July have too few records to rate.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Slaty-Antshrike sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Northern Slaty-Antshrike sightings, Brownsberg Nature Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Sierra de la Macarena National Park (Colombia, about 10%).
Same genus: Thamnophilus
The closest relatives of the Northern Slaty-Antshrike that you can see in Brownsberg Nature Park (genus Thamnophilus, Typical Antshrikes) are Mouse-colored Antshrike (about 50%) and Amazonian Antshrike (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Slaty-Antshrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Brownsberg Nature Park (25 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
