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Variable Antshrike

Thamnophilus caerulescens
Vieillot, LJP, 1816
Choca Común
Choca-da-mata

Family: Thamnophilidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Records from Bio Reserva Karadya

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Description: Dark gray back, light gray ventral side, black crown, black tail with white tips, black wings with two white stripes. The female has a chestnut crown and cinnamon ventral side. We have observed females without stripes (Photograph ID 7613).

Geographic Distribution within Argentina: Northern part of the country to San Luis and Buenos Aires.

Habitat: Forests and woodlands.

Diet: Arthropods and invertebrates.

Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 459342
  Adult

Bio Reserva Karadya
Misiones
Argentina
08/15/2021
Santiago Alemán
Foto
Photography ID: 405277
  Adult

Bio Reserva Karadya
Misiones
Argentina
07/23/2012
Vicente Piccirillo
Foto
Photography ID: 340818
  Adult

Bio Reserva Karadya
Misiones
Argentina
07/07/2019
Eduardo Soriano
Foto
Photography ID: 274732
  Adult

Bio Reserva Karadya
Misiones
Argentina
06/29/2018
Maria Victoria Di Stasio
Foto
Photography ID: 269246
  Adult

Bio Reserva Karadya
Misiones
Argentina
05/22/2018
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 267605
  Adult

Bio Reserva Karadya
Misiones
Argentina
05/22/2018
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 162900
  Adult

Bio Reserva Karadya
Misiones
Argentina
07/29/2016
Román Montero
Foto
Photography ID: 162840
  Adult

Bio Reserva Karadya
Misiones
Argentina
07/29/2016
Román Montero
Foto
Photography ID: 162552
  Adult

Bio Reserva Karadya
Misiones
Argentina
07/06/2016
Alec Earnshaw
Foto
Photography ID: 138323
  Adult

Bio Reserva Karadya
Misiones
Argentina
02/12/2016
Nestor Alejandro Cabrera
Foto
Photography ID: 138185
  Adult

Bio Reserva Karadya
Misiones
Argentina
02/12/2016
Julian Garcia



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Jose Luis Merlo03/11/2014ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
217185711/10/2024ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva Karadya3Pablo Bruni
217137011/10/2024ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva Karadya3Faustino Hollmann
201919823/03/2024ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva Karadya3Diego Oscar
187290814/07/2023ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva Karadya2Fabricio Candia
173788316/03/2023ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva Karadya1Diego Oscar
158993520/01/2022ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva Karadya2Pablo Moreno
161149416/01/2022ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaSergio Castedo
150412625/11/2021ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva Karadya2Silvina Collado
150405625/11/2021ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva Karadya2Julian Uriel Collado
150352924/11/2021ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva Karadya1Silvina Collado
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Bibliography related


Artículo De la Peña, M. R. 1999. Aves Argentinas, Lista y Distribución. 244 págs. LOLA. Buenos Aires.

Artículo Lucero, F. y J. C. Chebez. 2011. Nuevas citas y ampliación de la distribución de algunas aves en las provincias de San Juan, Mendoza y La Rioja. Nótulas Faunísticas N° 71. Fundación Félix de Azara.

Artículo Narosky, T. y D. Yzurieta. 2010. Aves de Argentina y Uruguay – Birds of Argentina & Uruguay: Guía de Identificación Edición Total – A Field Guide Total Edition. 16a ed. 427 págs. Vázquez Mazzini Editores. Buenos Aires. Argentina.

Artículo Narosky, T. Y M. Ruda Vega. 2009. Aves Argentinas, un vuelo por el mundo silvestre. 1a edición. Albatros. Buenos Aires.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Variable Antshrike (Thamnophilus caerulescens) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 17/03/2026.