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Variable antshrike

Thamnophilus caerulescens Vieillot, 1816

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The variable antshrike (Thamnophilus caerulescens) is a species in the family Thamnophilidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 20.6 g to 22 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Variable antshrike (Thamnophilus caerulescens)
Photo: Dario Sanches · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the variable antshrike

Weight
20.6 g – 22 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
2.4src 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

Where does the variable antshrike live?

Not recorded

What is the variable antshrike?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The variable antshrike (Thamnophilus caerulescens) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.

From the Wikipedia article “Variable antshrike” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Variable_antshrike&oldid=1315287797), 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 variable antshrike endangered?

The variable 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.

How is the variable antshrike classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyThamnophilidae
  6. genusThamnophilus
  7. SpeciesThamnophilus caerulescens Vieillot, 1816
Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • batarà pissarrós variableCatalan
  • mravenčík proměnlivýCzech
  • morgrugydd amrywiolWelsh
  • Variabel MyretornskadeDanish
  • AndenwollrückenGerman
  • Grauscheitel-WollrückenGerman
  • GrauscheitelwollrückenGerman
  • Südlicher TropfenameisenwürgerGerman
  • WechselameisenwürgerGerman
  • varia formikuloEsperanto
  • Batará variableSpanish
  • Batará plomizoSpanish
  • Choca comúnSpanish
  • Choca corona negruzcaSpanish
  • köynnöspuumuuraFinnish
  • Batara bleuâtreFrench
  • tamnooka mravaricaCroatian
  • Averla formichiera variabileItalian
  • カワリアリモズJapanese
  • pilkoji medšarkinė skruzdlesėLithuanian
  • GrijskapmierklauwierDutch
  • krattmaurvarslerNorwegian
  • chronka zmiennaPolish
  • choca-da-mataPortuguese
  • formigueiro-variávelPortuguese
  • Изменчивый колючникRussian
  • Серая сорокопутовая муравьеловкаRussian
  • batara menliváSlovak
  • Raznobojni mravlji svračakSerbian
  • buskmyrtörnskataSwedish
  • Değişken KarıncaavcısıTurkish
  • сорокуш сірийUkrainian
  • 杂色蚁鵙Chinese
  • 雜色蟻鵙Chinese

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Relatives of the variable 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 variable antshrike?

An adult variable antshrike weighs 20.6 g – 22 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the variable antshrike endangered?

The variable 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 variable antshrike?

The variable antshrike (Thamnophilus caerulescens) belongs to the family Thamnophilidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Variable antshrike (Thamnophilus caerulescens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/variable-antshrike

MLA

“Variable antshrike (Thamnophilus caerulescens).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/variable-antshrike.

BibTeX
@misc{variable_antshrike_2026,
  title = {Variable antshrike (Thamnophilus caerulescens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/variable-antshrike},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}