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==Taxonomy==
 
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[[Riparian Antbird]] was formerly included in this species.<br />
 
Placed in genus [[:Category:Cercomacroides|Cercomacroides]] by Clements.
 
Placed in genus [[:Category:Cercomacroides|Cercomacroides]] by Clements.
 
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
 
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
There are 6 subspecies:
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*''C. n. nigrescens'':
 
*''C. n. nigrescens'':
 
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*''C. n. fuscicauda'':
 
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==Habitat==
 
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Dense undergrowth in varzea forest.
 
Dense undergrowth in varzea forest.

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Cercomacra nigrescens

Identification

Male

  • Slate-grey
  • White at the bend of the wing
  • Small white wing-bar

Female

  • Olive-brown back
  • White dorsal patch (concealed)
  • Bright rufous-orange underparts extending to sides of head and forecrown.

Distribution

Central and South America
Central America: Panama
South America: Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil

Taxonomy

Riparian Antbird was formerly included in this species.
Placed in genus Cercomacroides by Clements.

Subspecies[1]

There are 5 subspecies:

  • C. n. nigrescens:
  • C. n. aequatorialis:
  • East Andean slopes southern Colombia to north-eastern Peru (Amazonas, San Martín)
  • C. n. notata:
  • East Andean slope of central Peru (western Ucayali to Junín)
  • C. n. approximans:
  • South-central Amazonian Brazil and eastern Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz)
  • C. n. ochrogyna:
  • C. n. fuscicauda:

Habitat

Dense undergrowth in varzea forest.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.4). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
  3. Avibase
  4. Arthur Grosset

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