Listen to the Blackish antbird
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About the Blackish antbird
The Blackish antbird is a bird in the family Thamnophilidae (order Passeriformes).
What does the Blackish antbird sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as duet and song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The blackish antbird (Cercomacroides nigrescens) is a species of passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname.
Related birds in the genus Cercomacra
More from the family Thamnophilidae
Barred antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus
White-cheeked antbird
Gymnopithys leucaspis
Ocellated antbird
Phaenostictus mcleannani
Spotted antbird
Hylophylax naevioides
Long-winged antwren
Myrmotherula longipennis
Black-throated antbird
Myrmeciza atrothorax
Black-faced antbird
Myrmoborus myotherinus
Rufous-margined antwren
Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus
Banded antbird
Dichrozona cincta
Dot-backed antbird
Hylophylax punctulatus
Acre antshrike
Thamnophilus divisorius
Frequently asked questions
What does a Blackish antbird sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Blackish antbird on this page, including its duet and song. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
What family does the Blackish antbird belong to?
The Blackish antbird (Cercomacra nigrescens) belongs to the family Thamnophilidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Duet · Zamora-Chinchipe: Río Bombuscaro, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Napo: km 8 Narupa-Loreto road, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1267214 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Blackish antbird – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Hector Bottai – CC BY-SA 3.0