Passeriformes / Thamnophilidae / Thamnophilus

Variable Antshrike

Thamnophilus caerulescens

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Thamnophilus caerulescens aspersiventer

southeastern Peru (Puno) to west-central Bolivia (La Paz and Cochabamba)
Thamnophilus caerulescens caerulescens

southeastern Brazil (Minas Gerais) to southeastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina
Thamnophilus caerulescens cearensis

northeastern Brazil (Ceará, Pernambuco, and Alagoas)
Thamnophilus caerulescens dinellii

central and southern Bolivia to northwestern Argentina
Thamnophilus caerulescens gilvigaster

far southeastern Brazil to Uruguay and northeastern Argentina
Thamnophilus caerulescens melanchrous

east slope of Andes of Peru (Amazonas south of Río Marañón to northern Puno)
Thamnophilus caerulescens ochraceiventer

east-central Brazil (southern Tocantins, Goiás, Distrito Federal, and south-central Bahia)
Thamnophilus caerulescens paraguayensis

southeastern Bolivia, northern Paraguay, and southern Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul)

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.