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Jet Antbird, Tumaco, Colombia Uncommon and local in undergrowth. This is probably the male, as the female has a streaked throat that is lacking in this individual. The male also has an extra white patch on the back of its wings.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79591/jet_antbird_-_perched_tumaco_colombia.html" title="Jet Antbird - perched, Tumaco, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/79591_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=3h2zbLfMxexpi8KitLU3zb3fcBY%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Jet Antbird - perched, Tumaco, Colombia Uncommon and local in undergrowth. This is probably the male, as the female has a streaked throat that is lacking in this individual. The male also has an extra white patch on the back of its wings.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79590/jet_antbird_-_preflight_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79589/jet_antbird_-_frontal_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79588/jet_antbird_tumaco_colombia.html Cercomacra nigricans,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,Jet antbird,South America,Tumaco,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79590/jet_antbird_-_preflight_tumaco_colombia.html" title="Jet Antbird - preflight, Tumaco, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/79590_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Lj0cYP3B%2FTDs3c3WBLbnVOxvbsY%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Jet Antbird - preflight, Tumaco, Colombia Uncommon and local in undergrowth. This is probably the male, as the female has a streaked throat that is lacking in this individual. The male also has an extra white patch on the back of its wings.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79591/jet_antbird_-_perched_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79589/jet_antbird_-_frontal_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79588/jet_antbird_tumaco_colombia.html Cercomacra nigricans,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,Jet antbird,South America,Tumaco,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79589/jet_antbird_-_frontal_tumaco_colombia.html" title="Jet Antbird - frontal, Tumaco, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/79589_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=x3ERRRU1dkxXTXq%2Ffu2jo1gIIJ8%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Jet Antbird - frontal, Tumaco, Colombia Uncommon and local in undergrowth. This is probably the male, as the female has a streaked throat that is lacking in this individual. The male also has an extra white patch on the back of its wings.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79591/jet_antbird_-_perched_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79590/jet_antbird_-_preflight_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79588/jet_antbird_tumaco_colombia.html Cercomacra nigricans,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Jet antbird,South America,Tumaco,World" /></a></figure> Cercomacra nigricans,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,Jet antbird,South America,Tumaco,World Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Jet Antbird, Tumaco, Colombia

Uncommon and local in undergrowth. This is probably the male, as the female has a streaked throat that is lacking in this individual. The male also has an extra white patch on the back of its wings.

Jet Antbird - perched, Tumaco, Colombia Uncommon and local in undergrowth. This is probably the male, as the female has a streaked throat that is lacking in this individual. The male also has an extra white patch on the back of its wings.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79590/jet_antbird_-_preflight_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79589/jet_antbird_-_frontal_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79588/jet_antbird_tumaco_colombia.html Cercomacra nigricans,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,Jet antbird,South America,Tumaco,World

Jet Antbird - preflight, Tumaco, Colombia Uncommon and local in undergrowth. This is probably the male, as the female has a streaked throat that is lacking in this individual. The male also has an extra white patch on the back of its wings.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79591/jet_antbird_-_perched_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79589/jet_antbird_-_frontal_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79588/jet_antbird_tumaco_colombia.html Cercomacra nigricans,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,Jet antbird,South America,Tumaco,World

Jet Antbird - frontal, Tumaco, Colombia Uncommon and local in undergrowth. This is probably the male, as the female has a streaked throat that is lacking in this individual. The male also has an extra white patch on the back of its wings.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79591/jet_antbird_-_perched_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79590/jet_antbird_-_preflight_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79588/jet_antbird_tumaco_colombia.html Cercomacra nigricans,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Jet antbird,South America,Tumaco,World

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    Christine Young
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    Ahhh! It's adorable! Posted 6 years ago

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The Jet antbird

The jet antbird is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae.
It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Panama and western Ecuador.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

The jet antbird was described by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1858 and given its current binomial name ''Cercomacra nigricans''.

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Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded May 26, 2019. Captured Nov 2, 2018 08:39 in San Jorge-Tumaco, San Andres de Tumaco, Nariño, Colombia.
country flag of Colombia Explore Colombia 8,334 2,805 0
  • NIKON D850
  • f/8.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO6400
  • 550mm
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Captured in the fall. More fall photos.