Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)
Black-backed Antshrike (Sakesphorus melanonotus) - HBW 8, p. 542
French: Batara à dos noir
German: Schwarzweißer Ameisenwürger
Spanish: Batará Dorsinegro
Taxonomy: Thamnophilus melanonotus P. L. Sclater, 1855, Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia.
Has historically been considered most closely related to S. canadensis on basis of morphology, but is vocally quite distinct. Monotypic.
Distribution: Caribbean slope in N Colombia (S & W to N Bolívar) and NW Venezuela (E to Miranda).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male moving in the vegetation and calling many times Locality Cumboto, Henri Pittier National Park, Aragua State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 30 November 2003 3 years ago 15 sec 3.3 -
A male calling in a tree Locality Cumboto, Henri Pittier National Park, Aragua State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 30 November 2003 3 years ago 4 sec 3.3 -
A view of a male behind the vegetation, preening Locality Cerro Chichiriviche, Morrocoy National Park, Falcón State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2003 4 years ago 22 sec 2.6
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Male came to playback in dry forest
Locality Tayrona National Natural Park, Magdalena Department, Colombia (Monotypic species)
Diego Calderon - COLOMBIA... 1 May 2009 2 years ago 3
- No sound recordings available yet
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