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Variable Antshrike
Thamnophilus caerulescens Vieillot, 1816
The variable antshrike is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae found widely in South America. It is, as its common name suggests, arguably the species of antbird with the most variable plumage. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Thamnophilidae
Genus:
Thamnophilus
Scientific:
Thamnophilus caerulescens
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Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Thamnophilidae
Genus:
Thamnophilus
Scientific:
Thamnophilus caerulescens
Original description
Citation:
Vieillot, 1816
Reference:
Nouv.Dict.Hist.Nat. p.311
Protonym:
Thamnophilus caerulescens
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Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
6153F5B7888EDE6E
Avibase ID:
avibase-6153F5B7
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6153F5B7
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563394
Geographic range:
- Thamnophilus caerulescens [caerulescens or albonotatus]: SE Brazil (Minas Gerais) to se Paraguay and ne Argentina
- Thamnophilus caerulescens paraguayensis: SE Bolivia, n Paraguay and s Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul)
- Thamnophilus caerulescens ochraceiventer: E-central Brazil (s Tocantins, Goiás, Distrito Federal, s-c Bahia)
- Thamnophilus caerulescens [cearensis or pernambucensis]: NE Brazil (Ceará, Pernambuco and Alagoas)
- Thamnophilus caerulescens [melanchrous or subandinus]: E slope of Andes of Peru (Amazonas s of Río Marañón to n Puno)
- Thamnophilus caerulescens aspersiventer: SE Peru (Puno) to w-c Bolivia (La Paz and Cochabamba)
- Thamnophilus caerulescens dinellii: Central and s Bolivia to nw Argentina
- Thamnophilus caerulescens gilvigaster: Extreme se Brazil to Uruguay and ne Argentina
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Source: Clements checklist
Variable Antshrike
Catalan:
batarà pissarrós variable
Czech:
mravenčík proměnlivý
Danish:
Variabel Myretornskade
German:
Wechselameisenwürger
Spanish:
Batará Variable
Spanish (Spain):
Batará Variable
Finnish:
köynnöspuumuura
French:
Batara bleuâtre
Croatian:
tamnooka mravarica
Italian:
Averla formichiera variabile
Japanese (romaji):
kawariarimozu
Japanese:
カワリアリモズ
Lithuanian:
Pilkoji medšarkinė skruzdlesė
Dutch:
Grijskapmierklauwier
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Krattmaurvarslar
Norwegian:
Krattmaurvarsler
Polish:
chronka zmienna
Portuguese:
Choca-da-mata
Portuguese (Brazil):
choca-da-mata
Russian:
Изменчивый колючник
Slovak:
batara menlivá
Serbian:
Raznobojni mravlji svračak
Swedish:
buskmyrtörnskata
Ukrainian:
Сорокуш сірий
Chinese:
杂色蚁鵙
Chinese (Traditional):
雜色蟻鵙
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Batara bleuâtre ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Batara bleuâtre ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Thamnophilus caerulescens [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Thamnophilus caerulescens [version 2] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Thamnophilus caerulescens [version 2] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Thamnophilus caerulescens [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Thamnophilus caerulescens [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
Catalan: batarà pissarrós variable
Czech: mravenčík proměnlivý, Mravencík šedotemenný
Danish: Variabel Myretornskade
German: Andenwollrü, Grauscheitel-Wollrücken, Südlicher Tropfenameisenwürger, Wechselameisenwürger
English: Andean Antshrike, La Paz Antshrike, Peruvian Antshrike, Variable Antshrike
English, HBW: Variable Antshrike
English (IOC): Variable Antshrike
English (United States): Variable Antshrike
Spanish: Batará o Choca común, Batará Plomiza, Batará plomizo, Batará Variable, Choca común, Choca Plomiza, Curruca Azulada
Spanish (Argentine): Batará o Choca común, Choca común, Choca Corona Negruzca
Spanish (Spain): Batará Variable
Spanish (HBW): Variable Antshrike
Spanish (Peru): Batará Variable
Spanish (Paraguay): Batará plomizo
Spanish (Uruguay): Batará Plomiza, Batará Plomizo, Curruca Azulada
Finnish: Köynnöspuumuura
French: Batara bleuâtre, Thamnophile varié
Guarani: Choro ka'aguy, Viro'o guasu
Croatian: tamnooka mravarica
Italian: Averla formichiera variabile, Choca
Japanese (romaji): kawariarimozu
Japanese: カワリアリモズ
Scientific: Thamnophilus caerulescens, Thamnophilus caerulescens caerulescens
Lithuanian: Pilkoji medšarkinė skruzdlesė
Dutch: Grijskapmierklauwier, Grijskap-mierklauwier
Norwegian Nynorsk: Krattmaurvarslar
Norwegian: Krattmaurvarsler
Polish: chronka zmienna
Portuguese: choca, Choca-da-mata, choquinha, choró-da-mata, Espanta-raposa, espanta-raposa
Portuguese (Brazil): choca, Choca-da-mata, choquinha, choró-da-mata, espanta-raposa
Portuguese (Portugal): Choca-da-mata, formigueiro-variável
Russian: Изменчивый колючник, Серая сорокопутовая муравьеловка
Slovak: batara menlivá
Serbian: Raznobojni mravlji svračak
Swedish: Buskmyrtörnskata
Turkish: Değişken karıncaavcısı
Ukrainian: Сорокуш сірий
Chinese: 杂色蚁鵙
Chinese (Traditional): 雜色蟻鵙
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