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Revision as of 20:49, 5 February 2018
- Cercomacroides nigrescens
Identification
14–15 cm (5½-6 in)
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.
Formerly placed in genus Cercomacra.
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- C. n. nigrescens:
- Coastal Suriname, French Guiana, adjacent Brazil (Amazonas, Pará)
- C. n. aequatorialis:
- C. n. notata:
- East Andean slope of central Peru (western Ucayali to Junín)
- C. n. approximans:
- C. n. ochrogyna:
- East-central Amazonian Brazil
- C. n. fuscicauda:
Habitat
Dense undergrowth in varzea forest.
Behaviour
Diet
There is not a lot of information available. Their main diet consists of insects and probably spiders.
Breeding
No information available.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.4). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Avibase
- Arthur Grosset
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Dec 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blackish Antbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blackish_Antbird
