Sakesphorus
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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)
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