Band-tailed Antshrike

The Band-tailed Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in the eastern Guianas of Suriname and French Guiana mostly; also Brazil, Guyana, and Atlantic regions of the Amazon Basin, and some local regions upstream on the Amazon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical swamps. It has recently been proposed that it more properly belongs to the genus Thamnophilus .

The Band-tailed Antshrike is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Band-tailed Antshrike (Sakesphorus melanothorax) is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in the eastern Guianas of Suriname and French Guiana mostly; also Brazil, Guyana, and Atlantic regions of the Amazon Basin, and some local regions upstream on the Amazon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical swamps. It has recently been proposed that it more properly belongs to the genus Thamnophilus (Brumfield et al., 2007). More

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Thamnophilidae
Genus : Sakesphorus
Species : melanothorax
Authority : (Sclater, 1857)