Silvery-cheeked Antshrike (Sakesphorus cristatus)
Male Silvery-cheeked Antshrike, Pirapora, Minas Gerais, Brazil, February 2002 - click for larger image Brazil

The Silvery-cheeked Antshrike is a Brazilian endemic found in the north-east where it inhabits deciduous woodland, caatinga and cerrado scrub.

The males of the first two photos show the black crest, face and bib, the silvery cheeks and sides of the neck, and the rufous-brown wings with white wing-bars. The tail is black with bold white bars.
Male Silvery-cheeked Antshrike, Pirapora, Minas Gerais, Brazil, February 2002 - click for larger image The female in the third photo is pale rufous above with brighter rufous on the crown and tail and buffy-white on the underparts.

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

Female Silvery-cheeked Antshrike, Pirapora, Minas Gerais, Brazil, February 2002 - click for larger image Male Silvery-cheeked Antshrike, Chapada Diamantina, Brazil, July 2002 - click for larger image
Male Silvery-cheeked Antshrike, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil, March 2004 - click for larger image Male Silvery-cheeked Antshrike, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil, March 2004 - click for larger image
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