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Amazonian antshrike

Thamnophilus amazonicus P. L. Sclater, 1858

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The amazonian antshrike (Thamnophilus amazonicus) is a species in the family Thamnophilidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 18.2 g to 19.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Amazonian antshrike (Thamnophilus amazonicus)
Photo: Hector Bottai · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the amazonian antshrike

Weight
18.2 g – 19.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the amazonian antshrike

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Amazonian antshrike (Thamnophilus amazonicus)
Hector Bottai · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the amazonian antshrike live?

Not recorded

What is the amazonian antshrike?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Amazonian antshrike (Thamnophilus amazonicus) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

From the Wikipedia article “Amazonian antshrike” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amazonian_antshrike&oldid=1314304183), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the amazonian antshrike endangered?

The amazonian antshrike is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the amazonian antshrike classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyThamnophilidae
  6. genusThamnophilus
  7. SpeciesThamnophilus amazonicus P. L. Sclater, 1858
Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • batarà pissarrós de l'AmazonesCatalan
  • mravenčík amazonskýCzech
  • morgrugydd yr AmasonWelsh
  • AmazonmyretornskadeDanish
  • AmazonienameisenwürgerGerman
  • Amazonien-TropfenameisenwürgerGerman
  • AmazonientropfenameisenwürgerGerman
  • ZwillingswollrückenGerman
  • amazonia formikuloEsperanto
  • Batará amazónicoSpanish
  • amazonianpuumuuraFinnish
  • Batara d'AmazonieFrench
  • Batara d’AmazonieFrench
  • škriljasta mravaricaCroatian
  • Averla formichiera amazzonicaItalian
  • アマゾンアリモズJapanese
  • amazoninė medšarkinė skruzdlesėLithuanian
  • AmazonemierklauwierDutch
  • amazonmaurvarslerNorwegian
  • chronka amazońskaPolish
  • choca-canelaPortuguese
  • formigueiro-amazónicoPortuguese
  • Амазонский колючникRussian
  • Амазонская сорокопутовая муравьеловкаRussian
  • batara strakošiaSlovak
  • Amazonski mravlji svračakSerbian
  • amazonmyrtörnskataSwedish
  • Amazon KarıncaavcısıTurkish
  • сорокуш амазонійськийUkrainian
  • 亚马孙蚁鵙Chinese
  • 亞馬遜蟻鵙Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the amazonian antshrike

Other species in the same genus Thamnophilus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the amazonian antshrike?

An adult amazonian antshrike weighs 18.2 g – 19.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the amazonian antshrike endangered?

The amazonian antshrike is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the amazonian antshrike?

The amazonian antshrike (Thamnophilus amazonicus) belongs to the family Thamnophilidae in the order Passeriformes.

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CreatureData. (2026). Amazonian antshrike (Thamnophilus amazonicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/amazonian-antshrike

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BibTeX
@misc{amazonian_antshrike_2026,
  title = {Amazonian antshrike (Thamnophilus amazonicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/amazonian-antshrike},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}