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Dusky Antbird
Francesco Veronesi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via iNaturalist

Songbirds & other perching birds

Dusky Antbird

Cercomacra tyrannina (P.L.Sclater, 1855)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishDusky Antbird
DutchTiranmiervogel
SpanishHormiguero tirano
Chinese暗蚁鸟
Scientific nameCercomacra tyrannina (P.L.Sclater, 1855)

About this species

The dusky antbird or tyrannine antbird (Cercomacroides tyrannina) is a passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found from Mexico south through Central America and in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyThamnophilidae
GenusCercomacra

In Suriname

849Records in Suriname
1921First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini406
  • Brokopondo326
  • Para43
  • Commewijne7
  • Nickerie3
  • Marowijne2
  • Saramacca2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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