Glossy Antshrike (Sakesphorus luctuosus)

Glossy Antshrike Sakesphorus luctuosus

Brazilian name: choca-d'água

Male Glossy Antshrike, Caseara, Tocantins, Brazil, January 2002 - click for larger image

Brazil

The Glossy Antshrike is a Brazilian endemic.

The male Glossy Antshrike is all black except for white on the wings and the tip of the tail. It has a black bushy crest while the female looks very similar except for having a brown crest which contrasts rather attractively with the black as can be seen in photos 3 and 4.

They are found in the Amazon Basin by the sides of rivers and in várzea forest.

Male Glossy Antshrike, Thaimaçu, Pará, Brazil, April 2003 - click for larger image

There is an illustration of a female in Ridgely & Tudor, Volume 2, Plate 16.

There are recordings and a distribution map on xeno-canto .

Female Glossy Antshrike, Carajás, Pará, Brazil, October 2005 - click for larger image

Male Glossy Antshrike, Cristalino, Mato Grosso, Brazil, December 2006 - click for larger image

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