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.
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| # | 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 Sierra de la Macarena National Park on a given day, based on 86 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 136th most-seen of the 418 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.
May–August and October–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Slaty-Antshrike in Sierra de la Macarena National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April and September, the lowest months.
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.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Northern Slaty-Antshrike sightings, Sierra de la Macarena National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Slaty-Antshrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Sierra de la Macarena National Park (86 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.
