- Neoctantes niger
Identification
15–16 cm
- All black
- Dark eyes
- Dark bill
- Black legs
- Female with most of breast rusty-brown
Distribution
South America: found in South-eastern Colombia to western Amazonian Brazil, eastern Ecuador and south-eastern Peru
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Understorey of lowland evergreen forests to 750m.
Behaviour
Diet
Presumably eats insects and other arthropods, both from dead wood and in foliage.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015)
- Wikipedia
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black Bushbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black_Bushbird
External Links
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