The jet antbird (Cercomacra nigricans) 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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Cercomacra |
| Species: | C. nigricans
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| Cercomacra nigricans Sclater, PL, 1858
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The jet antbird was described by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1858 and given its current binomial name Cercomacra nigricans.[2]
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cercomacra nigricans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22701683A93844133. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22701683A93844133.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Sclater, Philip L. (1858). "Synopsis of the American ant-birds (Formicariidae). Part II containing the Formicivorinae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 26: 232–254 [245]. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1858.tb06370.x.
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