Listen to the Dusky antbird
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About the Dusky antbird
The Dusky antbird is a bird in the family Thamnophilidae (order Passeriformes). Adults weigh around 17 g.
What does the Dusky 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 song and call. 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 dusky antbird or tyrannine antbird (Cercomacroides tyrannina) is a passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found from Mexico south through Central America and in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
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 Dusky antbird sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Dusky antbird on this page, including its song and call. 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 Dusky antbird belong to?
The Dusky antbird (Cercomacra tyrannina) belongs to the family Thamnophilidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song, call · Esmeraldas: 23 road km NNW Alto Tambo, 2 km N main road… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Esmeraldas: Canandé, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1006669 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Dusky antbird – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Michael Woodruff – CC BY-SA 2.0