Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae) - HBW 8
Glossy Antshrike (Sakesphorus luctuosus)
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
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A male on a branch. Careiro da Varzea, Amazonas, Brazil (ssp luctuosus)
Nick Athanas 29 January 2006 1 year ago 4.2
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A singing bird in riverine habitat. Pousada Rio Azul, Pará, Brazil
(ssp luctuosus)
Bradley Davis 16 May 2008 15 weeks ago 3
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