Giant Antshrike
Batara cinerea(Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
English (US) Giant Antshrike
The Giant Antshrike (Batara cinerea) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thamnophilidae (Antbirds, Antshrikes, Antwrens, and Antvireos) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Batara cinerea
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Giant Antshrike
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Batara cinerea excubitor
- Batara cinerea argentina
- Batara cinerea cinerea
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tamnophilus cinereus
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
- Type locality
- Brazil, = Rio de Janeiro.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 35 p.200
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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