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Grey-headed Antbird

Ampelornis griseiceps (Chapman, FM 1923)

The grey-headed antbird is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Thamnophilidae
Genus:
   Ampelornis
Scientific:
  Ampelornis griseiceps

Original description

Citation:
  (Chapman, FM 1923)

Reference:
   Amer. Mus. Novit. no.86 p.6

Protonym:
  Myrmoderus griseiceps

Type locality:
  Palambla, 4000 feet, west slope of the Western Andes, Piura, Peru.

Link:
  https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/4633/

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  F705E3F20E23C3D1

Avibase ID:
  avibase-F705E3F2

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/F705E3F2

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561373


NEAR THREATENED

English:
Grey-headed Antbird
Bulgarian:
Сивоглава мраволовка
Catalan:
formiguera capgrisa
Czech:
mravenčík šedohlavý
Danish:
Gråhovedet Myrefugl
German:
Graukopf-Ameisenvogel
Esperanto:
grizkapa formikulo
Spanish:
Hormiguero Cabecigrís
Spanish (Spain):
Hormiguero Cabecigrís
Finnish:
harmaapäämuura
French:
Alapi à tête grise
Croatian:
gvajakvilska mravarica
Italian:
Formichiere testagrigia
Japanese (romaji):
haigashiraaridori
Japanese:
ハイガシラアリドリ
Lithuanian:
Pilkagalvė devynbalsė skruzdinukė
Dutch:
Palamblamiervogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gråhovudmaurfugl
Norwegian:
Gråhodemaurfugl
Polish:
andomrowiniec
Portuguese:
formigueiro-de-cabeça-cinza
Portuguese (Portugal):
formigueiro-de-cabeça-cinzenta
Russian:
Сероголовая муравьеловка
Slovak:
mravcovka sivohlavá
Serbian:
Sivoglava mravarka
Swedish:
gråhuvad myrfågel
Turkish:
Gri başlı karıncakuşu
Ukrainian:
Покривник сіроголовий
Chinese:
灰头蚁鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
灰頭蟻鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
Avilist 2025:
Grey-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Grey-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Grey-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Grey-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Grey-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Grey-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Alapi à tête grise ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Alapi à tête grise ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Clements 1st edition:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Clements, version 2021:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
Clements, version 2022:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
Clements, version 2023:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
Clements, version 2024:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
Clements, version 2025:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
Clements 3rd edition:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Clements 4th edition:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Clements 6th edition:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Clements, version 2015:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Clements, version 2016:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
Clements, version 2017:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
Clements, version 2018:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
Clements, version 2019:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
eBird version 1.50:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
eBird version 1.52:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
eBird version 1.53:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
eBird version 1.54:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
eBird version 1.55:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
eBird version 2015:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
eBird version 2016:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
eBird version 2017:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
eBird version 2018:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
eBird version 2019:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
eBird version 2021:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
eBird version 2022:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
eBird version 2023:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
eBird version 2024:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
eBird version 2025:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Grey-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Grey-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Myrmeciza griseiceps
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Myrmeciza griseiceps
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Myrmeciza griseiceps
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Grey-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Grey-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Myrmeciza griseiceps)
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
South American Classification Committee (31/07/2025):
Gray-headed Antbird ( Ampelornis griseiceps)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Myrmeciza griseiceps
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Myrmeciza griseiceps

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Species status: full species

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Bulgarian: Сивоглава мраволовка
Catalan: formiguera capgrisa
Czech: Mravencík šedocapkový, mravenčík šedohlavý
Danish: Gråhovedet Myrefugl
German: Graukopf-Ameisenvogel, Palamblaameisenvogel
English: Gray headed Antbird, Gray-headed Antbird, Grey headed Antbird, Grey-headed Antbird
[ENAV]: Gray-headed Antbird
English, HBW: Grey-headed Antbird
English (IOC): Grey-headed Antbird
English (United States): Gray-headed Antbird
Esperanto: grizkapa formikulo
Spanish: Hormiguero cabecigris, Hormiguero Cabecigrís, Hormiguero de Cabeza Gris
Spanish (Ecuador): Hormiguero cabecigris, Hormiguero Cabecigrís
Spanish (Spain): Hormiguero Cabecigrís
Spanish (HBW): Gray-headed Antbird
Spanish (Peru): Hormiguero de Cabeza Gris
Finnish: Harmaapäämuura
French: Alapi à tête grise, Fourmilier à tête cendrée, Sipia à tête grise
French (Guyane): Alapi à tête grise
Croatian: gvajakvilska mravarica
Italian: Formichiere testagrigia, Mangiaformiche testagrigia
Japanese (romaji): haigashiraaridori
Japanese: ハイガシラアリドリ
Scientific: Ampelornis griseiceps, Myrmeciza griseiceps, Myrmoderus griseiceps
Lithuanian: Pilkagalvė devynbalsė skruzdinukė
Dutch: Palamblamiervogel, Palambla-miervogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gråhovudmaurfugl
Norwegian: Gråhodemaurfugl
Polish: andomrowiniec, mrowiniec szaroglowy, mrowiniec szarogłowy
Portuguese: formigueiro-de-cabeça-cinza
Portuguese (Portugal): formigueiro-de-cabeça-cinzenta
Russian: Сероголовая муравьеловка, Сероголовая славковая муравьянка
Slovak: mravcovka sivohlavá
Serbian: Sivoglava mravarka
Swedish: Gråhuvad myrfågel
Turkish: Gri başlı karıncakuşu
Ukrainian: Покривник сіроголовий
Chinese: 灰头蚁鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 灰頭蟻鳥

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