Species profile
Bluish-slate Antshrike
Thamnomanes schistogynus
Quick answer
Endemic. Guilherme (2009) presented the first records in HFR. Specimens have been deposited in Belém (MPEG 59967, 59968). Subsequently, in 2018, DPG monitored the species. He found that T. schistogynus is a mixed-species flock leader in HFR, and occurs in bamboo forest and terra firme forest with palms.
- Scientific name
- Thamnomanes schistogynus
- Family
- Thamnophilidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Thamnomanes
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Bluish-slate Antshrike in your journal
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- Amazonian Streaked Antwren (Myrmotherula multostriata)
- Ancient Antwren (Herpsilochmus gentryi)
- Aripuana Antwren (Herpsilochmus stotzi)
- Ash-breasted Antbird (Myrmoborus lugubris)