Barred Antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus
This species exhibits strong sexual dimorphism: males are strikingly barred black and white, while females are a rich, solid rufous-cinnamon color.
- Scientific name
- Thamnophilus doliatus
- Taxonomy
- Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Thamnophilidae › Thamnophilus
- IUCN Red List status
- Least Concern
- Population trend
- increasing
- Biome
- forest
- Habitat
- Secondary growth, scrubby woodlands, forest edges, and suburban gardens.
- Diet
- Mainly insects, spiders, and small lizards; occasionally small berries.
- Range
- Mexico, Central America, South America, Trinidad, Tobago
- Size
- 15-16 cm in length; weight 25-30 grams.
- Lifespan
- 5 to 9 years
- Active
- diurnal
- Threats
- Pesticide runoff reducing insect prey populations and intensive deforestation for large-scale monoculture.
- Safe to approach?
- Harmless and shy. Best viewed through binoculars from at least 10 meters. If the bird raises its crown feathers and fans its tail, you are too close; move back to reduce its stress.
The barred antshrike ( Thamnophilus doliatus ) is a passerine bird in the antbird family. It is found in the Neotropics from Tamaulipas, Mexico, through Central America, Trinidad and Tobago, and a large part of South America east of the Andes as far south as northern Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay. There is one accepted record from southern Texas. It is found in a wide range of wooded habitats (even gardens and parks) in both humid and arid regions....
Photo: Nigel Voaden, CC-BY, via iNaturalist
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