Glossy antshrike
| Glossy antshrike | |
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| female at Apiacás river, Mato Grosso state, Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Sakesphorus |
| Species: | S. luctuosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Sakesphorus luctuosus (Lichtenstein, 1823)
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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 contiguous region. The range includes the island at the river's mouth, Marajó Island.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Sakesphorus luctuosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22701269A93820943. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22701269A93820943.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
External links[]
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Sakesphorus
- Birds of the Brazilian Amazon
- Birds of Brazil
- Endemic birds of Brazil
- Birds described in 1823
- Thamnophilidae stubs