The Story
I photographed this female Bar-crested Antshrike (Thamnophilus multistriatus) at Hacienda Guadalajara in Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. It lives mostly between about 900 and 2,200 meters. Its population is believed to be stable. Both sexes have a crest, and adults of both sexes have a yellowish iris. Adult females have a cinnamon-rufous crest, crown, upperparts, wings and tail. It is fairly common in shrubby tangles, clearings, gardens and forest edges. Palmira lies on the east bank of the Cauca River and is a center of the valley’s large sugar mills.
I made this frame with a Pentax K-1 and the HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6, at 1/1600 sec, f/5.6, ISO 800. IUCN lists the Bar-crested Antshrike as Least Concern, with a stable population.
©2020 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The Bar-crested Antshrike (Thamnophilus multistriatus) belongs to the family Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds) in the eBird/Clements taxonomy.
Source: eBird.org (opens in a new tab)
Conservation
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (assessment published 2024), with the population trend listed as stable. Source: IUCN Red List