Sakesphorus
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| Sakesphorus | |
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| File:Black-crested Antshrike female.jpg | |
| Female black-crested antshrike | |
| File:Sakesphorus luctuosus - Glossy Antshrike.JPG | |
| Female glossy antshrike | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Sakesphorus Chubb, 1918 |
| Type species | |
| Lanius canadensis Linnaeus, 1766
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| Species | |
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Sakesphorus is a genus of passerine birds in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae.
The genus Sakesphorus was erected by the British ornithologist Charles Chubb in 1918 with the black-crested antshrike as the type species.[1] The name of genus is from the Ancient Greek sakesphoros "shield-bearing", from sakos "shield" and -phoros "-bearing".[2]
The genus contains the following species:[3]
- Black-crested antshrike (Sakesphorus canadensis)
- Glossy antshrike (Sakesphorus luctuosus)
References
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Further reading
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