Black Bushbird

Neoctantes niger

Least Concern

The Black Bushbird is a bushbird of humid forests in Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador. It forages in dense streamside thickets and vine tangles, using its heavy bill to take large insects. Fun fact: Despite their name, most antbirds do not eat ants but follow army-ant swarms to catch the insects the ants flush out.

Family

Thamnophilidae

Group

Typical Antbirds

Range

Black Bushbird Range — Humid forests of Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador

Population

≈ Not quantified

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