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title: "Westelijke gevlekte mierklauwier"
description: "Thamnophilus atrinucha — Vogels. The black-crowned antshrike (Thamnophilus atrinucha) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the \"typical antbirds\"."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/black-crowned-antshrike
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Westelijke gevlekte mierklauwier

> Thamnophilus atrinucha — Vogels. The black-crowned antshrike  (Thamnophilus atrinucha) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds".

- Scientific name: *Thamnophilus atrinucha*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 1870
- Wikidata: [Q1261013](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1261013)
- iNaturalist taxon: [15770](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/15770)

## Names

- en: Black-crowned Antshrike
- de: Westlicher Tüpfelwollrücken
- es: Batará pizarroso occidental
- fr: Batara à nuque noire
- nl: Westelijke gevlekte mierklauwier
- pl: Chronka nizinna

## Countries with the most observations

PA (760), CR (548), CO (236), EC (61), NI (28), HN (10), BZ (5)

## Summary

The black-crowned antshrike  (Thamnophilus atrinucha) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in every Central American country except El Salvador and in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-crowned_antshrike

## Photo

![Westelijke gevlekte mierklauwier](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-crowned-antshrike/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193324092

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-crowned-antshrike?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).