Silvery-cheeked antshrike
The silvery-cheeked antshrike (Sakesphoroides cristatus) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae, the antbirds. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Sakesphoroides. Prior to 2022, it was classified in the genus Sakesphorus, but it was reclassified into its own genus by the International Ornithological Congress based on the results of a 2021 molecular study.[2][3]
| Silvery-cheeked antshrike | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Sakesphoroides Grantsau, 2010 |
| Species: | S. cristatus |
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| Sakesphoroides cristatus (Wied, 1831) | |
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Sakesphorus cristatus | |
It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Sakesphorus cristatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22701257A93820228. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22701257A93820228.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- Bravo, G.A.; Whitney, B.M.; Belmonte-Lopes, R.; Bornschein, M.R.; Aristizábal, N.; Beco, R.; Battilana, J.; Naka, L.N.; Aleixo, A.; Pie, M.R.; Silveira, L.F. (2021). "Phylogenomic analyses reveal non-monophyly of the antbird genera Herpsilochmus and Sakesphorus (Thamnophilidae), with description of a new genus for Herpsilochmus sellowi". Ornithology. 138 (3). doi:10.1093/ornithology/ukab025.
- "IOC World Bird List 12.1". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.12.1. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
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