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Blackish Antbird
Cercomacroides nigrescens
Blackish Antbird (Cercomacroides nigrescens) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Blackish Antbird (Cercomacroides nigrescens) is a member of the Thamnophilidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 16.5 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Thamnophilidae Antbirds
- Genus Cercomacroides
- Species nigrescens
Quick facts
- Weight
- 16.5 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Thamnophilidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Blackish Antbird is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Blackish Antbird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Blackish Antbird (Cercomacroides nigrescens) is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA s, w, ne Amazonia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 16.5 g, with a wing length of about 6.5 cm and a tail of around 6.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 2.8 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Blackish Antbird?
The Blackish Antbird is a small bird that weighs around 16.5 g.
Where does the Blackish Antbird live?
The Blackish Antbird is found across South America with a range covering SA s, w, ne Amazonia, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Blackish Antbird belong to?
The Blackish Antbird (Cercomacroides nigrescens) belongs to the Thamnophilidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Blackish Antbird eat?
The Blackish Antbird is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Blackish Antbird migrate?
The Blackish Antbird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Blackish Antbird endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Blackish Antbird make?
1 real field recording of the Blackish Antbird — including its dawn song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Blackish Antbird's range?
The Blackish Antbird has a mapped global range of about 2.8 million km².
Conservation
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