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;[[: Category:Thamnophilus|Thamnophilus]] melanonotus | ;[[: Category:Thamnophilus|Thamnophilus]] melanonotus | ||
''Sakesphorus melanonotus'' | ''Sakesphorus melanonotus'' | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 15–16 cm (6 in)<br /> | ||
+ | '''Male''' | ||
+ | *Blackish-brown | ||
+ | *White [http://www.birdforum.net/opus/Topography_Artwork_General_Anatomy scapular] edges | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | Caribbean slope of northern [[Colombia]] and north-western [[Venezuela]] (east to Miranda) | + | [[South America]]: found on the Caribbean slope of northern [[Colombia]] and north-western [[Venezuela]] (east to Miranda) |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | + | Understorey and mid-levels of dry deciduous forest. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | Their diet consists almost entirely of insects. | ||
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
+ | The nest is an unlined cup suspended from a thorn bush. They lay two eggs from March to July. Little other information is available. | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker10}}#[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCprop278.html SACC] proposal read July 6, 2008 |
+ | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2015) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Antshrike+melanonotus}} | {{GSearch|Antshrike+melanonotus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Thamnophilus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Thamnophilus]] |
Revision as of 21:24, 21 August 2015
- Thamnophilus melanonotus
Sakesphorus melanonotus
Identification
15–16 cm (6 in)
Male
- Blackish-brown
- White scapular edges
Distribution
South America: found on the Caribbean slope of northern Colombia and north-western Venezuela (east to Miranda)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Moved from genus Sakesphorus to genus Thamnophilus.[1][2]
Habitat
Understorey and mid-levels of dry deciduous forest.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of insects.
Breeding
The nest is an unlined cup suspended from a thorn bush. They lay two eggs from March to July. Little other information is available.
Reference
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- SACC proposal read July 6, 2008
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-backed Antshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-backed_Antshrike