- 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. (2021) Black-backed Antshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Black-backed_Antshrike
