Collared Antshrike Thamnophilus bernardi
(aka Sakesphorus bernardi)
Collared Antshrike, Chaparri, Lambayeque, Peru, October 2018 - click for larger image Lambayeque, Peru
October 2018

The Collared Antshrike is distributed in south-west Ecuador and north-west Peru. See the distribution map at Birdlife International. It is found in forest, woodland and arid scrub up to 1,000 metres.

Collared Antshrike, Chaparri, Lambayeque, Peru, October 2018 - click for larger image Previously included in the Sakesphorus genus with which it visually has an affinity, it is now considered a member of the Thamnophilus genus as a result of genetic analysis. These photos are of males. The females are paler with a bright rufous crown.
Collared Antshrike, Bosque de Pomac, Lambayeque, Peru, October 2018 - click for larger image
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