Black-tailed Antbird (Myrmoborus melanurus)
About the Black-tailed Antbird
The black-tailed antbird (Myrmoborus melanurus) is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. The black-tailed antbird was described by the English ornithologists Philip Sclater and Osbert Salvin in 1866 and given the binomial name Hypocmenis melanurus. It was transferred to its present genus Myrmoborus in 1924. The black-tailed antbird is monotypic. It and the white-lined antbird are sister species.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 33 recordings for this species: 10 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Brazil, Colombia, Peru in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Black-faced AntbirdMyrmoborus myotherinusrecording
- White-browed AntbirdMyrmoborus leucophrysrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.