Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)
Glossy Antshrike (Sakesphorus luctuosus) - HBW 8, p. 542
French: Batara luisant
German: Trauerameisenwürger
Spanish: Batará Luctuoso
Taxonomy: Lanius luctuosus M. H. K. Lichtenstein, 1823, Cametá, Pará, Brazil.
Relationships uncertain. Race araguayae may represent the end point of a cline. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- luctuosus (M. H. K. Lichtenstein, 1823) - C & E Amazonian Brazil, on both banks and along S tributaries, from EC Amazonas E to Pará (except S R Araguaia drainage) and S to NE Rondônia and N Mato Grosso.
- araguayae (Hellmayr, 1908) - S R Araguaia drainage in Tocantins, Goiás and SE Mato Grosso.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An alerted female (rufous crest) looking around and flying away. Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil (ssp luctuosus)
Josep del Hoyo 9 August 2011 21 weeks ago 23 sec 4.1 -
A perched male looking around, shaking the plumage and flying away. Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil (ssp luctuosus)
Josep del Hoyo 9 August 2011 21 weeks ago 20 sec 4 -
A male moving in vegetation. Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil (ssp luctuosus)
Josep del Hoyo 9 August 2011 21 weeks ago 15 sec 4
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A male on a branch.
Locality Careiro da Varzea, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp luctuosus)
Nick Athanas 29 January 2006 3 years ago 4 -
A male perched on a tree.
Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp luctuosus)
Carmelo López 18 November 2011 3 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 3 -
A male perched on a fallen tree trunk.
Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp luctuosus)
Carmelo López 18 November 2011 3 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 2.5 -
A female
Locality Urucará, Amazonas State, Brazil
Glauco Kohler 9 February 2011 6 weeks ago 2.4
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A singing bird in riverine habitat. Locality Pousada Rio Azul, Pará State, Brazil
(ssp luctuosus)
Bradley Davis 16 May 2008 2 years ago 3
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