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Black antshrike

Thamnophilus nigriceps P. L. Sclater, 1869

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The black antshrike (Thamnophilus nigriceps) is a species in the family Thamnophilidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 22.9 g to 23.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black antshrike (Thamnophilus nigriceps)
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black antshrike

Weight
22.9 g – 23.5 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
Not recorded
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 black antshrike

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Black antshrike (Thamnophilus nigriceps)
gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the black antshrike live?

Not recorded

What is the black antshrike?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black antshrike (Thamnophilus nigriceps) is a species of insectivorous bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Colombia and Panama.

From the Wikipedia article “Black antshrike” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_antshrike&oldid=1380010528), 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 black antshrike endangered?

The black 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 black antshrike classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyThamnophilidae
  6. genusThamnophilus
  7. SpeciesThamnophilus nigriceps P. L. Sclater, 1869

Synonyms Thamnophilus nigriceps magdalenae, Thamnophilus nigriceps nigriceps

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • batarà negreCatalan
  • mravenčík černýCzech
  • morgrugydd duWelsh
  • ColombiamyretornskadeDanish
  • Colombiansk MyretornskadeDanish
  • SchwarzameisenwürgerGerman
  • MohrenwollrückenGerman
  • Nördlicher SchwarzameisenwürgerGerman
  • kolombia formikuloEsperanto
  • Batará negroSpanish
  • mustapuumuuraFinnish
  • Batara noirFrench
  • kolumbijska mravaricaCroatian
  • Averla formichiera neraItalian
  • クロアリモズJapanese
  • juodoji medšarkinė skruzdlesėLithuanian
  • Zwarte MierklauwierDutch
  • svartmaurvarslerNorwegian
  • chronka czarnaPolish
  • choca-negraPortuguese
  • formigueiro-preto-grandePortuguese
  • Чёрный колючникRussian
  • Чёрная сорокопутовая муравьеловкаRussian
  • batara čiernaSlovak
  • Crni mravlji svračakSerbian
  • colombiamyrtörnskataSwedish
  • Kara KarıncaavcısıTurkish
  • сорокуш чорнийUkrainian
  • 黑蚁鵙Chinese
  • 黑蟻鵙Chinese

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Relatives of the black 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 black antshrike?

An adult black antshrike weighs 22.9 g – 23.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black antshrike endangered?

The black 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 black antshrike?

The black antshrike (Thamnophilus nigriceps) belongs to the family Thamnophilidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black antshrike (Thamnophilus nigriceps). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-antshrike

MLA

“Black antshrike (Thamnophilus nigriceps).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-antshrike.

BibTeX
@misc{black_antshrike_2026,
  title = {Black antshrike (Thamnophilus nigriceps)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-antshrike},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}