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title: "Choca-de-crista-preta"
description: "Sakesphorus canadensis — Aves. The black-crested antshrike (Sakesphorus canadensis) is a passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the \"typical antbirds\"."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/black-crested-antshrike
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Choca-de-crista-preta

> Sakesphorus canadensis — Aves. The black-crested antshrike (Sakesphorus canadensis) is a passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds".

- Scientific name: *Sakesphorus canadensis*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 741
- Wikidata: [Q1270857](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1270857)
- iNaturalist taxon: [15810](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/15810)

## Names

- en: Black-crested Antshrike
- de: Schwarzgesicht-Ameisenwürger
- es: Batará crestinegro
- fr: Batara huppé
- nl: Zwartkuifmierklauwier
- pt: Choca-de-crista-preta
- pl: Mrowiec czarnoczuby

## Countries with the most observations

CO (406), TT (56), GF (54), VE (52), BR (34), GY (34), SR (34), PE (16)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-crested_antshrike

## Photo

![Choca-de-crista-preta](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-crested-antshrike/medium.jpg)

Photo: NINA WENÓLI · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/235256144

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-crested-antshrike?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).