Birds of the World

    PASSERIFORMES: Thamnophilidae (Antbirds)  
Genus: Cercomacroides (6 species)


Riparian Antbird
Riparian Antbird (Cercomacroides fuscicauda) Male
Range: SA: s Colombia, e Ecuador, e Peru, n Bolivia and sw Amazonian Brazil
Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Riparian Antbird
Riparian Antbird (Cercomacroides fuscicauda) Female
Range: SA: s Colombia, e Ecuador, e Peru, n Bolivia and sw Amazonian Brazil
Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Split from the Blackish Antbird. Only song (not call) and habitat are different. Found in varzea and riparian forests.

Willis's Antbird
Willis's Antbird (Cercomacroides laeta) Male
Range: SA: nc, se Amazonia and e Brazil
São Miguel, Alagoas, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Hector Bottai     Copyright and usage info


Blackish Antbird
Blackish Antbird (Cercomacroides nigrescens nigrescens) Male
Range: SA: s, w, ne Amazonia
Peperpot Nature Park, Commewijne, Suriname
  A darker race than those in the southern half of South America.
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

Blackish Antbird
Blackish Antbird (Cercomacroides nigrescens aequatorialis) Female
Range: SA: s, w, ne Amazonia
Wildsumaco Lodge, Sumaco, Ecuador
  Note greyish eyes.
   
Photograph by Peter Hawrylyshyn   © All Rights Reserved.

Now a foothill species after the virtually identical Riparian Antbird was split off, because of habitat and vocal differences.

Parker's Antbird
Parker's Antbird (Cercomacroides parkeri) Male
Range: SA: wc Colombia
ProAves Chestnut-capped Piha Reserve, Anorí, Antioquia, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Parker's Antbird
Parker's Antbird (Cercomacroides parkeri) Female
Range: SA: wc Colombia
Otún Quimbaya Wildlife Sanctuary, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Local between around 1200 and 2200 meters.

Black Antbird
Black Antbird (Cercomacroides serva) Male
Range: SA: e Ecuador, e Peru, n Bolivia and w Brazil
Owlet Lodge, Peru  
   
Photograph by Peter Hawrylyshyn   © All Rights Reserved.

Black Antbird
Black Antbird (Cercomacroides serva) Female
Range: SA: e Ecuador, e Peru, n Bolivia and w Brazil
Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru
  Note plain unmarked wing.
   
Photograph by Joe Tobias   © All Rights Reserved.

Found in secondary growth.

Dusky Antbird
Dusky Antbird (Cercomacroides tyrannina) Male
Range: MA, SA: se Mexico through n Amazonia
Bahia Solano, Choco, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Dusky Antbird
Dusky Antbird (Cercomacroides tyrannina) Immature
Range: MA, SA: se Mexico through n Amazonia
Metropolitan Park, Panama City, Panama  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Male may show white on back.
Male from back showing (optional) white stripe on upper back.


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