Blackish Antbird vs Bertoni's Antbird
Cercomacroides nigrescens compared with Drymophila rubricollis
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Blackish Antbird | Bertoni's Antbird |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Cercomacroides nigrescens | Drymophila rubricollis |
| Order | Passeriformes | Passeriformes |
| Family | Thamnophilidae | Thamnophilidae |
| Conservation Status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Length | — | — |
| Wingspan | 13.0 cm (5.1 in) | 10.6 cm (4.2 in) |
| Weight | 19.083333333333332 g (0.67 oz) | 10.0 g (0.35 oz) |
| Diet | -- | -- |
| Clutch Size | -- | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Conservation Status
Blackish Antbird
Bertoni's Antbird
About These Birds
Blackish Antbird
The Blackish Antbird is a medium-sized antbird with dark blackish-gray plumage in the male, white wing spots, and whitish underparts; females are browner with buff-white streaking. It inhabits the dense undergrowth of humid lowland forests along river margins and forest edges in Amazonia, from Brazil and Bolivia to Colombia and Ecuador. It forages through tangled vegetation for insects, often following army ant swarms.
Bertoni's Antbird
Bertoni's Antbird is a small antbird of the Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil and northeastern Argentina. It has a distinctive rufous throat and chest in males, with streaked brown and black upperparts. It forages in dense forest undergrowth near bamboo stands, feeding on insects flushed from leaf litter.