Thamnophilus doliatus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve on a given day, based on 68 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 179th most-seen of the 288 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Antshrike in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in September and November–July, the lowest months. Those are among Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain a month against 30 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.
41st of 60
Of the 60 parks where we can rate Barred Antshrike sightings, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve ranks 41st at under 5%. 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 order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Barred Antshrike that you can see in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Great-tailed Grackle (about 80%), Tropical Mockingbird (about 70%) and Social Flycatcher (about 70%), 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 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve (68 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.
