Dusky Antbird
Cercomacra tyrannina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)
- GenusCercomacra (Cercomacra Antbirds)
- SpeciesCercomacra tyrannina (Dusky Antbird)
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. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Marino Ballena National Park
Black-hooded Antshrike
Thamnophilus bridgesi
Chestnut-backed Antbird
Myrmeciza exsul
Barred Antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus
Dot-winged Antwren
Microrhopias quixensis
Russet Antshrike
Thamnistes anabatinus
White-cheeked Antbird
Gymnopithys leucaspis
Great Antshrike
Taraba major
Slaty Antwren
Myrmotherula schisticolor
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Dusky Antbird at Marino Ballena National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there