Grey Antbird
A species of Gray-black Antbirds Scientific name : Cercomacra cinerascens Genus : Gray-black Antbirds
Grey Antbird, A species of Gray-black Antbirds
Botanical name: Cercomacra cinerascens
Genus: Gray-black Antbirds
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Description
Description
The grey antbird (Cercomacra cinerascens) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The grey antbird was described by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1857 and given the binomial name Formicivora cinerascens. 
Size
14 cm
Feeding Habits
Grey Antbird feeds mostly on insects like beetle larvae, orthopterans, and spiders. This bird forages in dense foliage, 8-20 meters high, often concealed and difficult to observe. Its foraging involves short hops and pauses, gleaning prey from vegetation, sometimes tearing apart leaves or fluttering down to extract caterpillars from silk webs.
Habitat
The grey Antbird typically inhabits vine tangles found in the subcanopy and mid-storey levels, including the canopy of mid-height trees, within lowland evergreen forests. These birds favor forest environments that maintain perennial foliage throughout the year.
Dite type
Insectivorous
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Antbirds Genus
Gray-black Antbirds Species
Grey Antbird 
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