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Giant Antshrike

Batara cinerea (Vieillot, LJP 1819)

The giant antshrike is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae, belonging to the monotypic genus Batara. It is found in the southern Yungas, western Paraguay and the southern Atlantic Forest. This species is the largest species of antbird, measuring 34 cm long and weighing around 150 g. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Thamnophilidae
Genus:
   Batara
Scientific:
  Batara cinerea

Original description

Citation:
  (Vieillot, LJP 1819)

Reference:
   Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 35 p.200

Protonym:
  Tamnophilus cinereus

Type locality:
  Brazil, = Rio de Janeiro.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19472137

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  4EADEBB39EAF86FC

Avibase ID:
  avibase-4EADEBB3

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/4EADEBB3

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 558877

Geographic range:

  • Batara cinerea cinerea: SE Brazil (s Espírito Santo) to extreme ne Argentina (Misiones)
  • Batara cinerea excubitor: E slope of Andes of c Bolivia (w Santa Cruz)
  • Batara cinerea argentina: E Bolivia to w Paraguay and nw Argentina
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Giant Antshrike
Catalan:
batarà gegant
Czech:
mravenčík největší
Danish:
Kæmpemyretornskade
German:
Riesenameisenwürger
Spanish:
Batará Gigante
Spanish (Spain):
Batará Gigante
Finnish:
jättimuura
French:
Batara géant
Croatian:
velika mravarica
Hungarian:
óriás-hangyászgébics
Italian:
Averla formichiera gigante
Japanese (romaji):
oniarimozu
Japanese:
オニアリモズ
Lithuanian:
Batara
Dutch:
Reuzenmierklauwier
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Risemaurvarslar
Norwegian:
Risemaurvarsler
Polish:
batara
Portuguese:
Matracão
Portuguese (Brazil):
matracão
Portuguese (Portugal):
formigueiro-gigante
Russian:
Гигантская батара
Slovak:
batara obria
Swedish:
jättemyrtörnskata
Ukrainian:
Батара
Chinese:
巨蚁鵙
Chinese (Traditional):
巨蟻鵙

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Giant Antshrike ( Batara cinerea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Batara géant ( Batara cinerea) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Batara cinerea [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Batara cinerea [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
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South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
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South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
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South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
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South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
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South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
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South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
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South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
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South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
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South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
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South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
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South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
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South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
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South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Batara cinerea [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Species status: full species

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Catalan: batarà gegant
Czech: Mravencík batara, mravenčík největší
Danish: Kæmpemyretornskade
German: Batarß, Riesenameisenwürger, Riesen-Ameisenwürger
English: Giant Antshrike
English, HBW: Giant Antshrike
English (IOC): Giant Antshrike
English (United States): Giant Antshrike
Spanish: Batará gigante, Batará Grande
Spanish (Argentine): Batará gigante
Spanish (Spain): Batará Gigante
Spanish (HBW): Giant Antshrike
Spanish (Paraguay): Batará gigante
Finnish: Jättimuura
French: Batara géant, Fourmilier géant
Guarani: Mbatara guasu
Croatian: velika mravarica
Hungarian: óriás-hangyászgébics
Italian: Averla formichiera gigante, Batara gigante
Japanese (romaji): oniarimozu
Japanese: オニアリモズ
Scientific: Batara cinerea, Batara cinerea cinerea, Lanius undulatus, Tamnophilus [sic] cinereus, Tamnophilus cinereus
Lithuanian: Batara
Dutch: Reuzenmierklauwier
Norwegian Nynorsk: Risemaurvarslar
Norwegian: Risemaurvarsler
Polish: batara
Portuguese: alma-de-caboclo, borralhara, galo-do-mato, matraca, Matracão, papa-ovo, papa-pinto, rabilhão, rajadão
Portuguese (Brazil): alma-de-caboclo, borralhara, galo-do-mato, matraca, matracao, Matracão, papa-ovo, papa-pinto, rabilhão, rajadão
Portuguese (Portugal): formigueiro-gigante, Matracão
Russian: Батара, Гигантская батара
Slovak: batara obria, Mravčiarik batara
Swedish: Jättemyrtörnskata
Turkish: Koca karıncaavcısı
Ukrainian: Батара
Chinese: 巨蚁鵙
Chinese (Traditional): 巨蟻鵙

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