Jet Antbird
Cercomacra nigricansSclater, PL, 1858
English (US) Jet Antbird
The Jet Antbird (Cercomacra nigricans) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thamnophilidae (Antbirds, Antshrikes, Antwrens, and Antvireos) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: eastern Panama (including Pearl Islands) to western Ecuador and eastern VenezuelaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Cercomacra nigricans
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Jet Antbird
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1858
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1858
- Type locality
- Colombia; type from Santa Marta.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.26, no.362 p.245
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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