- Cercomacroides serva
Identification
13·5–14·5 cm
Male
- Black to dark grey
- White interscapular patch
- Grey-edged flight feathers
Distribution
South America: found from southern Colombia, east of the Andes to north-western Bolivia and south-western Amazonian Brazil
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Subspecies hypomelaena is not recognised by all authorities[2]
Formerly placed in genus Cercomacra.
Habitat
Humid evergreen forest borders.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet is not well known, but appears to consist of a variety of insects and spiders.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Lepage D. (2021) [Avibase - https://avibase.ca/E4E8CE6C ]. Retrieved 22 March 2021
- Zimmer, K., M.L. Isler, and E. de Juana (2020). Black Antbird (Cercomacroides serva), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.blaant2.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black Antbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black_Antbird
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
