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Batara cinerea

Giant Antshrike


Batara cinerea

(Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
Batará Gigante
Matracão
Family: Thamnophilidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Tamnophilus cinereus.

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Records from Sendero La Lagunita

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


Description: It is the largest of all Formicariids. It has a long and thick bill, a long tail; black crown and crest; gray face, cheeks, nape, and ventral side; back, wings, and tail black barred with white. The female is cinnamon-colored with a rufous crown.

Geographic Distribution within Argentina:
Batara cinerea cinerea Shipton, 1918: Misiones.
Batara cinerea argentina Vieillot, 1816: Jujuy, Salta, and Tucumán.

Habitat: Forests.

Feeding: Arthropods and invertebrates.

Breeding: Nest built with leaves, semi-spherical, supported (not hanging or between branches).

Author of this compilation: Jorge La Grotteria

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Foto
Photography ID: 144749
♀  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
03/27/2016
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 26058
♀  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
07/23/2013
Luis Emilio Lorenzo
Foto
Photography ID: 15430
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
08/18/2012
Santiago Alemán



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
48510427/09/2016ArgentinaJujuySendero La Lagunita, Parque Nacional CalileguaJorge La Grotteria
41993227/03/2016ArgentinaJujuySendero La Lagunita, Parque Nacional CalileguaAndres Espindola
7115023/07/2013ArgentinaJujuySendero La Lagunita, Parque Nacional CalileguaLuis Emilio Lorenzo
3986518/08/2012ArgentinaJujuySendero La Lagunita, Parque Nacional CalileguaSantiago Alemán
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Related bibliography


Artículo De la Peña, M. R. 1999. Aves Argentinas, Lista y Distribución. 244 págs. LOLA. Buenos Aires.

Artículo Narosky, T. y D. Yzurieta. 2010. Aves de Argentina y Uruguay – Birds of Argentina & Uruguay: Guía de Identificación Edición Total – A Field Guide Total Edition. 16a ed. 427 págs. Vázquez Mazzini Editores. Buenos Aires. Argentina.

Artículo Narosky, T. Y M. Ruda Vega. 2009. Aves Argentinas, un vuelo por el mundo silvestre. 1a edición. Albatros. Buenos Aires.



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Recommended citation
Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Giant Antshrike (Batara cinerea) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 24/09/2026.