Silvery-cheeked Antshrike (Sakesphorus cristatus)

Family
Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Wied, 1831)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest, dry savanna. From sea-level - 1,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil.

North-eastern Brazil in central Cear�, south-eastern Piau��, western Pernambuco, Bahia (except coast) and northern Minas Gerais (south to upper S�o Francisco Valley).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (22)...)

Silvery-cheeked Antshrike (Sakesphorus cristatus) [XC764628]
by Guilherme Melo from Po\u00e7\u00f5es, State of Bahia, Brazil (song)

Silvery-cheeked Antshrike (Sakesphorus cristatus) [XC638554]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Campo Formoso, Bahia, Brazil (call, song)

Subspecies
Probably forms a superspecies with Black-crested Antshrike (Sakesphorus canadensis) and Collared Antshrike (Thamnophilus bernardi).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Silvery-cheeked Antshrike (Sakesphorus cristatus) - 10 files

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