Xingu Scythebill
Campylorhamphus multostriatus
Xingu Scythebill (Campylorhamphus multostriatus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Xingu Scythebill (Campylorhamphus multostriatus) is a member of the Furnariidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 33.5 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Furnariidae Ovenbirds
- Genus Campylorhamphus
- Species multostriatus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 33.5 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Furnariidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Xingu Scythebill is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Xingu Scythebill is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Xingu Scythebill (Campylorhamphus multostriatus) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA eastern Amazonian Brazil between the Xingu and Tocantins rivers.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 33.5 g, with a wing length of about 9.3 cm and a tail of around 8.6 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 311,000 km².
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Xingu Scythebill?
The Xingu Scythebill is a small bird that weighs around 33.5 g.
Where does the Xingu Scythebill live?
The Xingu Scythebill is found across South America with a range covering SA eastern Amazonian Brazil between the Xingu and Tocantins rivers, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Xingu Scythebill belong to?
The Xingu Scythebill (Campylorhamphus multostriatus) belongs to the Furnariidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Xingu Scythebill eat?
The Xingu Scythebill is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Xingu Scythebill migrate?
The Xingu Scythebill is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Xingu Scythebill endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
How large is the Xingu Scythebill's range?
The Xingu Scythebill has a mapped global range of about 311,000 km².
Conservation
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