Glossy Antshrike
Sakesphorus luctuosus(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
English (US) Glossy Antshrike
The Glossy Antshrike (Sakesphorus luctuosus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thamnophilidae (Antbirds, Antshrikes, Antwrens, and Antvireos) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: central and eastern Amazonian BrazilRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Sakesphorus luctuosus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Glossy Antshrike
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Lanius luctuosus
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
- Type locality
- Para, = Cameta, Rio Tocantins by designation of Hellmayr, 1924
- Original description
- Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen p.47
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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