Barred Antshrike

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Barred Antshrike in Tikal National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Antshrike sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 100 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Barred Antshrike in Tikal National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Barred Antshrike in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.

Thamnophilus doliatus

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 ~10% · With luck

at Tikal National Park

100 Verified sightings at Tikal National Park From 2019 to 2026

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

August 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 Tikal National Park

Dysithamnus mentalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Microrhopias quixensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cercomacra tyrannina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Taraba major

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Psilorhinus morio

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Psarocolius montezuma

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Dives dives

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Myiozetetes similis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Setophaga magnolia

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Hylophilus decurtatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Pheugopedius maculipectus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Mniotilta varia

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

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 Tikal National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Antshrike sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 100 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Barred Antshrike in Tikal National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Barred Antshrike in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.

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Barred Antshrike

About the Barred Antshrike

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

Plain Antvireo

Dot-winged Antwren

Dusky Antbird

Great Antshrike

Brown Jay

Montezuma Oropendola

Melodious Blackbird

Social Flycatcher

Magnolia Warbler

Lesser Greenlet

Spot-breasted Wren

Black-and-white Warbler

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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