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Common. Not always inside the forest. Female on nest. | ||||||||||||
A common widespread species once called Western Slaty Antshrike. | ||||||||||||
From back. Female showing unbarred front. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Found in dry areas, but not the desert where the Black-crested Antshrike is common. From front. | ||||||||||||
Vocal. Found inside and outside of the forest, and even in small forest fragments inside cities. Found at higher altitudes than the similar Barred Antshrike. Male is completely barred, including back, belly and crest. | ||||||||||||
Race canipennis is more uniformly and lighter grey than the other two races, which have brown to dark grey wings. Vocally almost exactly like a Plain-winged Antshrike. Female from front. Bird with bill deformity. | ||||||||||||
A varzea species. Note that the immature is much lighter in color. | ||||||||||||
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