Glossy Antshrike (Sakesphorus) [XC240490]
by Dan Lane from Alta Floresta, MT. Road to Rio Teles Pires, Brazil (song)
Glossy Antshrike (Sakesphorus luctuosus) [XC433989]
by Bobby Wilcox from Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil (call)
Subspecies
Relationships uncertain. Subspecies araguayae may represent the end point of a cline.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
luctuosus (Lichtenstein, 1823) - Central and eastern Amazonian Brazil, on both banks and along southern tributaries, from east-central Amazonas east to Pará (except southern R Araguaia drainage) and south to north-eastern Rondônia and northern Mato Grosso.
araguayae (Hellmayr, 1908) - Southern R Araguaia drainage in Tocantins, Goiás and south-eastern Mato Grosso.