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Black antshrike - female, Uraba, Colombia The female of the Black Antshrike, which has a distinctive look and is a great aid in identifying the male counterpart, which looks very similar to other dark antshrikes. When finding this female, any dark male nearby is very likely confirmed to be the Black Antshrike species. Here&#039;s the male:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58550/black_antshrike_-_male_perched_uraba_colombia.html" title="Black antshrike - male perched, Uraba, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/58550_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=YkqM0nwm8RdtFWv%2FohMjiN4eq2k%3D" width="200" height="186" alt="Black antshrike - male perched, Uraba, Colombia Near-endemic and only found in the northwest of Colombia. There&#039;s a few similar looking antshrikes sharing this male&#039;s black appearance. It&#039;s possible to identify them on their own using subtle differences in the beak. However, this species is almost always together with the female, which looks distinctive. So finding that female, basically identifies this male. Here&#039;s the beautiful female:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58551/black_antshrike_-_female_uraba_colombia.html Antioquia,Black antshrike,Colombia,Colombia Choco &amp; Pacific region,Fall,Geotagged,South America,Thamnophilus nigriceps,Uraba,Urab&aacute;,World" /></a></figure> Antioquia,Black antshrike,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Fall,Geotagged,South America,Thamnophilus nigriceps,Uraba,Urabá,World Click/tap to enlarge

Black antshrike - female, Uraba, Colombia

The female of the Black Antshrike, which has a distinctive look and is a great aid in identifying the male counterpart, which looks very similar to other dark antshrikes. When finding this female, any dark male nearby is very likely confirmed to be the Black Antshrike species. Here's the male:

Black antshrike - male perched, Uraba, Colombia Near-endemic and only found in the northwest of Colombia. There's a few similar looking antshrikes sharing this male's black appearance. It's possible to identify them on their own using subtle differences in the beak. However, this species is almost always together with the female, which looks distinctive. So finding that female, basically identifies this male. Here's the beautiful female:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58551/black_antshrike_-_female_uraba_colombia.html Antioquia,Black antshrike,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Fall,Geotagged,South America,Thamnophilus nigriceps,Uraba,Urabá,World

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    Christine Young
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    Wow, the diversity of birds is incredible. I will never tire of seeing your shots of birds from Columbia! Posted 7 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Glad you like them, thanks so much. Posted 7 years ago
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      Ferdy Christant
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      Interesting stat: 287 birds from Colombia on the platform, which is still a mere 14% of birds known to occur in Colombia :) Posted 7 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Amazing! Posted 7 years ago

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The Black antshrike

The black antshrike is a species of insectivorous bird in the antbird family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Colombia and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

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Uploaded Mar 25, 2018. Captured Oct 26, 2017 08:53 in Unnamed Road, Turbo, Antioquia, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/8.0
  • 1/320s
  • ISO6400
  • 550mm
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Captured in the fall. More fall photos.