Chestnut-backed Antshrike

Thamnophilus palliatus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Thamnophilidae
Genus
Thamnophilus
eBird Code
chbant2

Vocalizations

Helio Lourencini · CC_BY_4_0
Helio Lourencini · CC_BY_4_0
Noah Frade · CC_BY_4_0
Helio Lourencini · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (4)

  • Thamnophilus palliatus palliatus

    Brazil south of the Amazon River and east of Rio Tapajós in northern Maranhão, southeastern Pará, and northeastern Mato Grosso, and coastal northeastern Brazil (Paraíba to northern Bahia)

  • Thamnophilus palliatus puncticeps

    southeastern Peru (Cusco and Puno) to northern Bolivia and southern Amazonian Brazil south of the Amazon River and west of Rio Tapajós (far southeastern Amazonas eastward to far southwestern Pará, southward to Rondônia and northwestern Mato Grosso)

  • Thamnophilus palliatus similis

    east slope of Andes of central Peru (Huánuco and Junín)

  • Thamnophilus palliatus vestitus

    coastal eastern Brazil (southern Bahia to Rio de Janeiro)

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.