Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)
Silvery-cheeked Antshrike (Sakesphorus cristatus) - HBW 8, p. 541
French: Batara à joues argent
German: Silberwangen-Ameisenwürger
Spanish: Batará Crestado
Taxonomy: Thamnophilus cristatus Wied, 1831, Bahia, Brazil.
Probably forms a superspecies with S. canadensis and S. bernardi. Monotypic.
Distribution: NE Brazil in C Ceará, SE Piauí, W Pernambuco, Bahia (except coast) and N Minas Gerais (S to upper São Francisco Valley).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Several close views of a male moving from one tree to another Locality Boa Nova, Bahia State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 18 January 2005 4 years ago 41 sec 4.3 -
A male singing in response to a tape Locality Boa Nova, Bahia State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 18 January 2005 4 years ago 41 sec 4.2
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A male in the caatinga.
Locality Palmeiras, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 10 July 2011 23 weeks ago 4.3 -
Male.
Locality Palmeiras, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Ciro Albano 26 October 2008 2 years ago 3.8 -
A male perched
Locality Chapada Diamantina, Bahia State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Arthur Grosset 26 October 2008 2 years ago 3.5
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Two pairs. Locality Chapada do Araripe, Ceará State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Ciro Albano 6 June 2004 2 years ago 3
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