Glossy antshrike
The glossy antshrike (Sakesphorus luctuosus) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae, the antbirds. The glossy antshrike is endemic to Brazil, and can only be found near the Amazon River's outlet at the western Atlantic Ocean, and mostly the southern side of the river-(except southern regions of Amapá state); its range extent west to east is about 3000 km (1,865 mi) in a in a contiguous region. The range includes the island at the river's mouth, Marajó Island.
| Glossy antshrike | |
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| female at Apiacás river, Mato Grosso state, Brazil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Sakesphorus |
| Species: | S. luctuosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sakesphorus luctuosus (Lichtenstein, 1823) | |
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Sakesphorus luctuosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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