Barred Antshrike

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Barred Antshrike in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Antshrike sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 95 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Barred Antshrike in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

October has the highest sighting rate for Barred Antshrike in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.

Thamnophilus doliatus

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyThamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)
GenusThamnophilus (Typical Antshrikes)
SpeciesThamnophilus doliatus (Barred Antshrike)

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

95 Verified sightings at Ostional Wildlife Refuge From 2019 to 2026

12,644 Verified sightings across all 76 parks From 2019 to 2026

October Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Barred Antshrike

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 →

Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Campylorhynchus capistratus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Quiscalus mexicanus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Setophaga petechia

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Icterus galbula

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Turdus grayi

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Thryophilus pleurostictus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Megarynchus pitangua

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Calocitta formosa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Dives dives

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Icterus pustulatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~80%
2	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~60%
3	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
4	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~30%
5	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
6	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
7	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
8	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~30%
9	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
10	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~30%
11	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
12	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
13	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
14	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
15	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
16	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~20%
17	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
18	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
19	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
20	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
21	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
22	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
23	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
24	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
25	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
26	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
27	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
28	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
29	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
30	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
31	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
32	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
33	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
34	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
35	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~10%
36	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
37	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
38	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
39	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
40	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
41	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
42	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
43	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
44	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
45	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
46	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
47	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
48	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
49	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
50	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
51	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
52	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
53	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
54	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
55	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
56	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
57	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
58	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
59	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
60	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
61	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
62	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
63	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
64	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
65	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
66	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
67	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
68	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
69	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
70	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
71	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
72	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
73	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
74	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
75	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
76	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Barred Antshrike in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Antshrike sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 95 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Barred Antshrike in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

October has the highest sighting rate for Barred Antshrike in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.

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Barred Antshrike

About the Barred Antshrike

Recent sightings of Barred Antshrike in Ostional Wildlife Refuge

Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

Great Kiskadee

Rufous-backed Wren

Great-tailed Grackle

Tropical Kingbird

Yellow Warbler

Baltimore Oriole

Clay-colored Thrush

Banded Wren

Boat-billed Flycatcher

White-Throated Magpie-Jay

Melodious Blackbird

Streak-backed Oriole

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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