NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
White-shouldered Antshrike
Thamnophilus aethiops P. L. Sclater, 1858
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The white-shouldered antshrike (Thamnophilus aethiops) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Wikipedia contributors, White-shouldered antshrike; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:03:51.998456+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Thamnophilus aethiops P. L. Sclater, 1858
- Name authority
- P. L. Sclater, 1858
- Common name
- White-shouldered Antshrike
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thamnophilidae
- Genus
- Thamnophilus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyThamnophilidae Swainson, 1824
- genusThamnophilus Vieillot, 1816
- speciesThamnophilus aethiops P. L. Sclater, 1858
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Thamnophilus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Amazonian AntshrikeThamnophilus amazonicus P. L. Sclater, 1858 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sooretama Slaty AntshrikeThamnophilus ambiguus Swainson, 1825 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinucha Salvin & Godman, 1892 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Variable AntshrikeThamnophilus caerulescens Vieillot, 1816 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Castelnau's AntshrikeThamnophilus cryptoleucus (Ménégaux & Hellmayr, 1906) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Streak-backed AntshrikeThamnophilus insignis Salvin & Godman, 1884 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-backed AntshrikeThamnophilus melanonotus P. L. Sclater, 1855 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Northern Slaty AntshrikeThamnophilus punctatus (Shaw, 1809) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plain-winged AntshrikeThamnophilus schistaceus d'Orbigny, 1837 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bolivian Slaty AntshrikeThamnophilus sticturus Pelzeln, 1868 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-winged AntshrikeThamnophilus torquatus Swainson, 1825 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Uniform AntshrikeThamnophilus unicolor (P. L. Sclater, 1859) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Sclater, & Philip Lutley. (1858). Notes on a Collection of Birds Received by M. Verreaux of Paris from the Rio Napo in the Republic of Ecuador. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, Vol. 26, No. 350. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:563GQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.