Photo: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Stout-billed Cinclodes
Cinclodes excelsior
Stout-billed Cinclodes (Cinclodes excelsior) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Stout-billed Cinclodes (Cinclodes excelsior) is a member of the Furnariidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 64 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Furnariidae Ovenbirds
- Genus Cinclodes
- Species excelsior
Quick facts
- Weight
- 64 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Furnariidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Grassland & open country
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Stout-billed Cinclodes is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of open grassland, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Stout-billed Cinclodes is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Stout-billed Cinclodes (Cinclodes excelsior) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA Colombia to s Ecuador.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 64 g, with a wing length of about 11.3 cm and a tail of around 8.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 38,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Stout-billed Cinclodes?
The Stout-billed Cinclodes is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 64 g.
Where does the Stout-billed Cinclodes live?
The Stout-billed Cinclodes is found across South America with a range covering SA Colombia to s Ecuador, where it favours open grassland, scrub and lightly vegetated country.
What family does the Stout-billed Cinclodes belong to?
The Stout-billed Cinclodes (Cinclodes excelsior) belongs to the Furnariidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Stout-billed Cinclodes eat?
The Stout-billed Cinclodes is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Stout-billed Cinclodes migrate?
The Stout-billed Cinclodes is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Stout-billed Cinclodes endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Stout-billed Cinclodes make?
1 real field recording of the Stout-billed Cinclodes — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Stout-billed Cinclodes's range?
The Stout-billed Cinclodes has a mapped global range of about 38,000 km².
Conservation
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