Photos of a female (above) and two males black-crested antshrike, made by Foek Chin Joe in the north of Paramaribo, Charlesburg and Tourtonne, in June 2005. Then a picture by K. Dijkstra of a male seen from below and with a lot of black, made at Weg naar Zee in February 2007 and one by Louis des Tombe also in 2007. These antshrikes are common in bushes and gardens around Paramaribo and are also found farther inland in the forest. They are fast moving, searching for insects and small fruits. They build a nest of grasses in a fork of a low bush and can have eggs all year around (I have not found an report of a nest in October). Pairs sometimes sing a duet, maybe also on this recording.
Each small square indicates the observation in Suriname of at least one (group) of these birds, the medium ones at least 4 observations on different days and the largest ones 10 or more. The color of each square indicates: blue for coastal area, yellow for savanna and red for rainforest.
| Distribution in Suriname (explanation) | |
| Coastal area |  |
| Savanna |  |
| Forests | |
| Mountain forests | |
| Sipalawini savanna |  |
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Photos of other antbirds in Suriname
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