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
Citation:
Vieillot, LJP 1816
Reference:
Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd.
3 p.311
Protonym:
Thamnophilus caerulescens
Type locality:
Paraguay.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21109447
Avibase ID:
6153F5B7888EDE6E
Avibase ID:
avibase-6153F5B7
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6153F5B7
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563394
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): 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] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): 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, version 2022: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: 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] |
eBird version 2022: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: 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] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: 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] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Variable Antshrike ( Thamnophilus caerulescens) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): 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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