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BARRED ANTSHRIKE Thamnophilus doliatus
The Barred Antshrike is a distinctive bird with an expressive crest, raised when the bird is anxious, annoyed or curious. Like most Antshrikes they are easy to overlook, but they are heard often. Learn the voice and you may be surprised to find them in the middle of Asunción, occupying any bushy tangle that doesn´t yet have a resident pair!
FIGURE 1 - Adult male ventral view, Asunción, Departamento Central (Frank Fragano undated).
FIGURE 2 - Adult male in alert posture, Antiguo Ferrocarril km80 de Puerto Casado (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 3 - Adult female, Bahía Negra area, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Juan Klavins 2003).
FIGURE 4 - Fledgling, Bahía Negra (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 5 - Nest, Bahá de Asunción, Departamento Central (Arne Lesterhuis undated).
FIGURE 6 - Same nest detail of eggs (Arne Lesterhuis undated).
VIDEO A - Same individual as Fig 2 (Paul Smith September 2006).
VIDEO B - Adult female, Antiguo Ferrocarril km80 de Puerto Casado (Paul Smith September 2006).
VIDEO C - Same individual as Fig 4 (Paul Smith September 2006).
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Thamnophilus doliatus song recorded Laguna Capitán, Cuenca Upper Yacaré Sur (Paul Smith October 2007).
Click the link to hear the call. Longer versions of this call can be downloaded from the Paraguay page of our partner website Xeno-Canto - the largest collection of freely downloadable Neotropical bird calls available online.