{"id":234387,"date":"2026-02-15T06:43:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T11:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/remote-expeditions.com\/?post_type=fauna&#038;p=234387"},"modified":"2026-02-15T06:43:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T11:43:46","slug":"barred-antshrike","status":"publish","type":"fauna","link":"https:\/\/remote-expeditions.com\/fr\/faune-2\/barred-antshrike\/","title":{"rendered":"Barred Antshrike"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thamnophilus doliatus<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":247488,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":""},"collection":[],"country":[11],"fauna-group":[27539],"fauna-type":[27217],"class_list":["post-234387","fauna","type-fauna","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","country-colombia","fauna-group-antshrikes","fauna-type-birds"],"acf":{"scientific_name":"Thamnophilus doliatus","animal_description":"The Barred Antshrike (*Thamnophilus doliatus*) is a charismatic Neotropical songbird celebrated for its bold patterns and expressive behavior. Demonstrating striking sexual dimorphism, the male is covered in a dizzying array of crisp black and white horizontal bars, while the female displays a warm, cinnamon-rufous coat with a finely streaked head. Both sexes are distinguished by their piercing yellow eyes and a prominent, shaggy crest that flares dramatically during territorial displays or when the bird is agitated. Equipped with a heavy, hooked bill perfect for snatching insects and small lizards, this vocal species is a master of the dense undergrowth, often revealing its presence through a rhythmic, accelerating series of \"laughing\" notes that echo through the thickets of Central and South America.","animal_habitat":"This species occupies an extensive range stretching from northeastern Mexico and the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago southward through Central America. In South America, its distribution encompasses the Amazon Basin and extends into northern Argentina, Paraguay, and southeastern Brazil. It is widely distributed across these regions, though it is generally absent from the high-elevation zones of the Andes.\n\nIt thrives in semi-open habitats rather than deep, primary forests. Preferred environments include thickets, secondary growth, scrubby woodland edges, overgrown clearings, and suburban gardens. It is also commonly found in mangroves and bushy pastures, typically staying within dense tangled vegetation at low to middle elevations where it can easily forage for insects.","animal_behavior_and_reproduction":"These birds are highly territorial and typically live in monogamous pairs that remain together year-round. They maintain their social bond and defend their territory through synchronized vocal duets, often flaring their white-lined crests and wagging their tails during these interactions. While they are usually found in pairs, they occasionally join mixed-species foraging flocks, though they primarily stay within the dense undergrowth of their established home range.\n\nDuring the breeding season, both the male and female participate in constructing a thin-walled, cup-shaped nest, which is typically suspended from a horizontal fork in a branch. Reproduction is a cooperative effort; the pair shares the duties of incubating the eggs\u2014usually two per clutch\u2014and both parents are equally involved in brooding and feeding the nestlings. This shared parental investment and the use of complex vocalizations to coordinate territory defense are central to their reproductive success.","diet":"The Barred Antshrike maintains a primarily insectivorous diet, focusing on a wide variety of arthropods including beetles, caterpillars, grasshoppers, and spiders. It is a highly active forager that gleans prey from leaves and branches within the dense understory and vine tangles of its habitat. A particularly fascinating aspect of its feeding behavior is its status as a facultative ant-follower; it frequently tracks army ant swarms to snatch up insects that are flushed out by the moving colony. While its diet is dominated by invertebrates, this species is also known to occasionally consume small lizards and supplement its nutritional needs with berries and small fruits. Moving through the vegetation in pairs, these birds exhibit a versatile hunting strategy that allows them to thrive in diverse tropical environments.","colors":"The Barred Antshrike exhibits dramatic sexual dimorphism, with males featuring bold, horizontal black and white barring across the entire body and a shaggy crest. Females are primarily rufous-brown with buff underparts and fine black streaks on the head. Both sexes are characterized by a piercing pale yellow iris and a heavy, hooked bill, utilizing these high-contrast patterns as disruptive camouflage within dense, sun-dappled thickets.","fun_facts":"The Barred Antshrike exhibits striking sexual dimorphism, with males sporting \"zebra-striped\" black and white plumage while females are entirely cinnamon-colored. Both sexes possess a shaggy, erectile crest that they flare dramatically during territorial disputes or when agitated, giving them a distinctively \"punk-rock\" appearance. Despite their name, they do not primarily eat ants; instead, they are \"professional followers\" that track columns of army ants to snatch up other insects fleeing the swarm. Their vocalizations are equally unique, consisting of a rhythmic, accelerating song that sounds like a mechanical laugh, often performed in synchronized duets by mated pairs to defend their territory.","conservation_status_&_efforts":"The Barred Antshrike is currently classified as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List, with a population trend that is considered to be increasing. Its extensive range across Central and South America, combined with a remarkable adaptability to human-altered environments, contributes to its stable status. Unlike many tropical birds that suffer from deforestation, this species often benefits from forest fragmentation and the creation of secondary growth, scrublands, and garden habitats, which provide the dense undergrowth it prefers for foraging and nesting.\n\nDue to its large, stable population and lack of significant threats, there are currently no specific conservation measures or recovery plans targeted exclusively at this species. It is frequently found within numerous protected areas throughout the Neotropics, where it benefits from broader ecosystem preservation efforts. While it faces localized risks from intensive urban development or total land clearance for large-scale agriculture, its ability to thrive in disturbed and edge habitats ensures it remains one of the most common and resilient insectivorous birds within its range.","endemic":false,"conservation_status":"Least Concern","ebird_link":{"url":"https:\/\/ebird.org\/species\/barant1","title":"View on Ebird","target":"_blank"},"animal_related_page":{"url":"https:\/\/animalia.bio\/barred-antshrike","title":"View on Animalia","target":"_blank"},"fauna_family":"Thamnophilidae","fauna_known_nicknames":"Barred-backed Antshrike","fauna_average_length":"15\u201316.5 cm \/ 5.9\u20136.5 in","fauna_average_weight":"24\u201330 g \/ 0.85\u20131.06 oz","fauna_wingspan":"21\u201325 cm \/ 8.3\u20139.8 in","fauna_key_physical_feature":"Bold black and white horizontal barring in males, rufous-brown plumage in females, and a prominent erectile crest","fauna_primary_diet":"Insectivore","fauna_geographical_range":"Neotropical; from Mexico through Central America to Northern Argentina, Paraguay, and Trinidad and Tobago","fauna_preferred_habitat":"Dense secondary growth, forest edges, scrubland, and tropical gardens","fauna_social_structure":"Monogamous pairs","fauna_breeding_site":"Deep, thin-walled cup nest suspended from a horizontal fork in a branch","fauna_conservation_status":"Least Concern (LC)","fauna_population_trend":"Stable","fauna_spanish_name":"Batar\u00e1 rayado","fauna_french_name":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/remote-expeditions.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fauna\/234387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/remote-expeditions.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fauna"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/remote-expeditions.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/fauna"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/remote-expeditions.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/247488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/remote-expeditions.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"collection","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/remote-expeditions.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/collection?post=234387"},{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/remote-expeditions.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=234387"},{"taxonomy":"fauna-group","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/remote-expeditions.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fauna-group?post=234387"},{"taxonomy":"fauna-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/remote-expeditions.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fauna-type?post=234387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}