NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Sooretama Slaty Antshrike
Thamnophilus ambiguus Swainson, 1825
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Thamnophilus ambiguus Swainson, 1825
- Name authority
- Swainson, 1825
- Common name
- Sooretama Slaty 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 ambiguus Swainson, 1825
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 |
|---|---|---|
| White-shouldered AntshrikeThamnophilus aethiops P. L. Sclater, 1858 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amazonian AntshrikeThamnophilus amazonicus P. L. Sclater, 1858 | 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.
- Swainson, & William John. (1825). The characters and descriptions of several Birds belonging to the genus Thamnophilus. The Zoological Journal, Vol. 2, No. 5. 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:563GS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.