Blackish Antbird
Cercomacroides nigrescens(Cabanis, JL; Heine, F, 1860)
English (US) Blackish Antbird
The Blackish Antbird (Cercomacroides nigrescens) 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.
- Scientific name
- Cercomacroides nigrescens
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blackish Antbird
- Described by
- (Cabanis, JL; Heine, F, 1860)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Cercomacroides nigrescens nigrescens
- Cercomacroides nigrescens aequatorialis
- Cercomacroides nigrescens notata
- Cercomacroides nigrescens approximans
- Cercomacroides nigrescens ochrogyna
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Percnostola nigrescens
- Described by
- (Cabanis, JL; Heine, F, 1860)
- Type locality
- Cayenne.
- Original description
- Museum Heineanum. Verzeichniss der orithologischen Sammlung des Oberamtmann Ferdinand Heine 2 p.10
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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