Cercomacra nigrescens
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The blackish antbird (Cercomacroides nigrescens) is a species of passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname.
The blackish antbird was described by the German ornithologists Jean Cabanis and Ferdinand Heine in 1860 and given the binomial name Percnostola nigrescens. The specific epithet is from the Latin nigrescens "blackish" (from nigrescere "to become black"). The antbird was subsequently included in the genus Cercomacra but a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that Cercomacra was polyphyletic. The genus was split to create two monophyletic genera, and six species including the blackish antbird were moved to the newly erected genus Cercomacroides.
The blackish antbird has these five subspecies: What is now the riparian antbird (C. fuscicauda) was previously treated as a sixth subspecies of the blackish antbird but... Wikipedia →
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Brazil · 2026
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Ecuador · 2021
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Peru · 2008
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blackish Antbird sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 305 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 233rd most-seen of the 641 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blackish Antbird in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and November–December, the lowest months.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Blackish Antbird sightings, Manu National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, under 5%) and Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, under 5%).
Same genus: Cercomacra
The closest relatives of the Blackish Antbird that you can see in Manu National Park (genus Cercomacra, Cercomacra Antbirds) are Manú Antbird (about 10%) and Gray Antbird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blackish Antbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Manu National Park (305 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
