Antbirds

Black-crested Antshrike

Sakesphorus canadensis

The Black-crested Antshrike (Sakesphorus canadensis) is a 24 g woodland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Antbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

24 g

Habitat

Woodland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

8

Recorded in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Brazil, Suriname, GF, Peru.

Where to see it: Peperpot Nature Park (Suriname); Mahaica River · Baiabu (Guyana); Caroni Swamp (Trinidad and Tobago); Posada El Gallo (Venezuela); Kabalebo Nature Resort (Suriname).

Photo: (c) Louis Imbeau, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist