Cinereous Antshrike
Thamnomanes caesius
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyThamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)
- GenusThamnomanes (Thamnomanes Antshrikes)
- SpeciesThamnomanes caesius (Cinereous Antshrike)
About the Cinereous Antshrike
The cinereous antshrike (Thamnomanes caesius) is an insectivorous bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
The cinereous antshrike was described by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1820 and given the binomial name Muscicapa caesius. It is now placed in the genus Thamnomanes which was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1847. The specific epithet caesius is the Latin for "bluish gray".
The cinereous antshrike and the bluish-slate antshrike (T. schistogynus) were treated by some authors in the early twentieth century as conspecific. They now are considered a superspecies. The cinereous antshrike has these five subspecies:
T. c. glaucus Cabanis, 1847 T. c. persimilis Hellmayr, 1907 T. c. simillimus Gyldenstolpe, 1951 T. c. hoffmannsi Hellmayr, 1906 T. c. caesius (Temminck, 1820) A few twentieth century authors treated T. c. glaucus and T. c. persimilis together as a species separate from the cinereous antshrike.
The cinereous antshrike is 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Cinereous Antshrike in Yasuní National Park
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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 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cinereous Antshrike in Yasuní National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cinereous Antshrike sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 307 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Cinereous Antshrike in Yasuní National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Cinereous Antshrike in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.