Black Bushbird (Neoctantes niger)

Family
Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)

Size
16 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Pelzeln, 1859)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland and swamp forest. From sea-level - 800 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

Extreme south-central and eastern Colombia (Putumayo, Vaup�s, northern Amazonas), eastern Ecuador, northern and south-eastern Peru (northern Amazonas, Loreto, Cuzco, Madre de Dios) and western Amazonian Brazil (extreme north-western and south-western Amazonas, western Acre; also isolated records from western bank of middle R Madeira and western Par�).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (37)...)

Black Bushbird (Neoctantes niger) [XC510812]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Ceima cachivera, Mit\u00fa, Colombia (song)

Black Bushbird (Neoctantes niger) [XC81423]
by Andrew Spencer from Mitu, Vaupes, Colombia (call)

Subspecies
Relationships uncertain.

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Rondonia Bushbird (Clytoctantes atrogularis) is slightly larger with a more heavy bill.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black Bushbird (Neoctantes niger) - 10 files

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