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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A male singing once in a tree and flying away. Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil (ssp araguayae)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2011 50 weeks ago 19 sec 3.5
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A male perched on a fallen tree trunk.
Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp luctuosus)
Carmelo López 18 November 2011 1 year ago 2.5 -
A female
Locality Urucará, Amazonas State, Brazil
Glauco Kohler 9 February 2011 1 year ago 2.4
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A male singing several songs. Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil
(ssp araguayae)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2011 50 weeks ago 4 -
A singing bird in riverine habitat. Locality Pousada Rio Azul, Pará State, Brazil
(ssp luctuosus)
Bradley Davis 16 May 2008 3 years ago 3
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