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Dusky Antbird
Cercomacroides tyrannina (Sclater, PL, 1855)
13–15 cmLength16 gWeight
Busiest months: January–March · Most records: Costa Rica, Panama, Belize
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: January–March · Most records: Costa Rica, Panama, Belize
Dusky Antbird has been recorded at 296 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 14 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Arenal Observatory LodgeCosta Rica2,288 records
- Estación Biológica La Selva-OTSCosta Rica1,783 records
- Parque Natural MetropolitanoPanama1,519 records
More places
- PN Carara-Entrada principal [senderos Quebrada Bonita y Universal]Costa Rica1,494 records
- Black Rock LodgeBelize1,483 records
- Pipeline Road (Camino del Oleoducto)Panama1,426 records
- Villa LapasCosta Rica1,398 records
- PN Carara – Sendero La MeandricaCosta Rica1,368 records
- Refugio mixto Caño NegroCosta Rica1,293 records
- Rancho NaturalistaCosta Rica1,213 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
Questions
How big is the Dusky Antbird?
The Dusky Antbird is about 13–15 cm long and weighs around 16 g.
Where does the Dusky Antbird live?
Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: southeastern Mexico through northern Amazonia. It is most often recorded in Costa Rica, Panama and Belize.
When is the best time to see the Dusky Antbird?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January, February and March (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Dusky Antbird endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Dusky Antbird as Least Concern.
What does the Dusky Antbird eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Dusky Antbird in?
It belongs to the family Antbirds (Thamnophilidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- 13–15 cm
- Weight
- 16 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 63 mm
- Tail
- 60 mm
- Bill
- 18 mm
- Tarsus
- 22 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Middle America, South America: southeastern Mexico through northern Amazonia
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Antbirds Thamnophilidae
- Genus
- Cercomacroides
Other birds in the genus Cercomacroides
Willis's AntbirdCercomacroides laeta
Parker's AntbirdCercomacroides parkeri
Blackish AntbirdCercomacroides nigrescens
Riparian AntbirdCercomacroides fuscicauda
Black AntbirdCercomacroides serva
Rufous-rumped AntwrenEuchrepomis callinota
Chestnut-shouldered AntwrenEuchrepomis humeralis
Yellow-rumped AntwrenEuchrepomis sharpei
Ash-winged AntwrenEuchrepomis spodioptila
Wing-banded AntbirdMyrmornis torquata
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