Sakesphorus canadensis
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The black-crested antshrike (Sakesphorus canadensis) is a passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in tropical South America in Trinidad, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, and Peru.
In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the black-crested antshrike in his Ornithologie based on a specimen that he mistakenly believed had been collected in Canada. He used the French name La Pie-Griesche de Canada and the Latin name Lanius Canadensis. Although Brisson coined Latin names, these do not conform to the binomial system and are not recognized by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. When in 1766 the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus updated his Systema Naturae for the twelfth edition he added 240 species that had been previously described by Brisson in his Ornithologie. One of these was the black-crested antshrike. Linnaeus included a brief description, used the binomial name Lanius canadensis and cited Brisson's work. This species is now placed in the genus Sakesphorus that was erected by the British ornithologist Charles Chubb in 1918.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 3 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barranquilla | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-crested Antshrike sighting in Amacayacu National Natural Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 270th most-seen of the 436 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–June and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-crested Antshrike in Amacayacu National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-crested Antshrike sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Black-crested Antshrike sightings, Amacayacu National Natural Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Anavilhanas National Park (Brazil, about 40%), Caroni Swamp (Trinidad and Tobago, about 30%) and Henri Pittier National Park (Venezuela, about 10%).
Same family: Thamnophilidae
The closest relatives of the Black-crested Antshrike that you can see in Amacayacu National Natural Park (family Thamnophilidae, Typical Antbirds) are Peruvian Warbling-Antbird (about 30%), Barred Antshrike (about 20%) and Mouse-colored Antshrike (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-crested Antshrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Amacayacu National Natural Park (28 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
