Thamnophilus doliatus
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The barred antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus) is a passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in the Neotropics in Mexico, every country in Central America, Trinidad and Tobago, and every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay. There is also one accepted record from southern Texas.
The barred antshrike was described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1764 and given the binomial name Lanius doliatus. The type locality was subsequently designated as Surinam. The specific epithet is from Neo-Latin doliatus meaning "barred".
The barred antshrike has these 12 subspecies: Subspecies T. d. capistratus was proposed as a separate species but the data presented confirmed its treatment as a subspecies of the barred antshrike. What is now Chapman's antshrike (T. azrumae) was for a time treated as a subspecies of the barred antshrike.
The barred antshrike is 15 to 18.5 cm (5.9 to 7.3 in) long and weighs 24 to 32 g (0.85 to 1.1 oz). Members of genus Thamnophilus are largish members of the antbird family; all have stout bills with a hook like those of true shrikes... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 3 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 7 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 9 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Antshrike sighting in Managua on a given day, based on 44 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 63rd most-seen of the 132 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Antshrike in Managua on a given day, against under 5% in April to February, the lowest months. That is one of Managua's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 310 mm in October.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Barred Antshrike sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
11th of 17
Of the 17 cities where we can rate Barred Antshrike sightings, Managua ranks 11th at under 5%. The best odds are in Campo Grande (Brazil, about 40%), Asuncion (Paraguay, about 30%) and Caracas (Venezuela, about 20%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Barred Antshrike that you can see in Managua (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Clay-colored Thrush (about 80%), Great-tailed Grackle (about 80%) and Tropical Kingbird (about 80%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Barred Antshrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Managua (44 verified sightings), 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.
