# 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.

- **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.

## About

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....

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/a255470e-0089-42dc-b067-82311d03374f
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/15764
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barred_antshrike
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/2029462/medium.jpg (Nigel Voaden, CC-BY, via iNaturalist)

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