Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
The Thamnophilus stictocephalus is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.
* Natterer's Slaty Antshrike, Thamnophilus stictocephalus: Found in northern Bolivia (Beni Department and Santa Cruz Department) and Brazil (in the southern Amazon between the Tocantins River, Xingu, Tapaj More
the density of Thamnophilus stictocephalus was a function of fragment size and shape, density of vegetation, or arthropod biomass. Density of Thamnophilus was positively related to fragment size, but not to the other factors analyzed. Arthropod biomass was positively related to fragment size. The density of T. stictocephalus in fragments was significantly higher than it was in continuous forest. Fragmentation processes had a pronounced effect on the relative density of T. stictocephalus. Keywords : fragmentation; forests; birds; Amazonia. More