Black-backed Antshrike (Thamnophilus melanonotus)
About the Black-backed Antshrike
The black-backed antshrike (Thamnophilus melanonotus) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. The black-backed antshrike was described by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1855 and given the binomial name Thamnophilus melanonotus. It was subsequently placed in the genus Sakesphorus. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2007 found that Sakesphorus was polyphyletic and that three species including the black-backed antshrike were embedded within a clade containing members of Thamnophilus. The black-backed antshrike was therefore moved back to its original genus. The black-backed antshrike is monotypic.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 39 recordings for this species: 19 CC BY-NC-ND · 13 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Colombia, Venezuela in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Band-tailed AntshrikeThamnophilus melanothoraxrecording
- Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusrecording
- Black-crowned AntshrikeThamnophilus atrinucharecording
- Castelnau's AntshrikeThamnophilus cryptoleucusrecording
- Cocha AntshrikeThamnophilus praecoxrecording
- Collared AntshrikeThamnophilus bernardirecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.