Thamnophilus doliatus
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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 |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Antshrike sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve on a given day, based on 79 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 45th most-seen of the 240 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to August
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Antshrike in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against about 10% in September, the lowest month. Those are among Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve's wettest months, with about 260 mm of rain a month against 55 mm in March.
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.
6th of 60
Of the 60 parks where we can rate Barred Antshrike sightings, Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve ranks 6th at about 30%. The best odds are in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 80%), Coiba National Park (Panama, about 60%) and Santa Rosa National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Thamnophilidae
The closest relatives of the Barred Antshrike that you can see in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve (family Thamnophilidae, Typical Antbirds) are Dusky Antbird (about 30%), Dot-winged Antwren (about 10%) and Great Antshrike (about 10%), 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 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve (79 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.
