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Creamy-bellied Antwren
Herpsilochmus motacilloides
Creamy-bellied Antwren (Herpsilochmus motacilloides) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Creamy-bellied Antwren (Herpsilochmus motacilloides) is a member of the Thamnophilidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 12.5 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 Thamnophilidae Antbirds
- Genus Herpsilochmus
- Species motacilloides
Quick facts
- Weight
- 12.5 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Thamnophilidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Creamy-bellied Antwren 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 Creamy-bellied Antwren is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Creamy-bellied Antwren (Herpsilochmus motacilloides) is a member of the Thamnophilidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA e Peru.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 12.5 g, with a wing length of about 5.3 cm and a tail of around 5.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 75,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Creamy-bellied Antwren?
The Creamy-bellied Antwren is a very small bird that weighs around 12.5 g.
Where does the Creamy-bellied Antwren live?
The Creamy-bellied Antwren is found across South America with a range covering SA e Peru, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Creamy-bellied Antwren belong to?
The Creamy-bellied Antwren (Herpsilochmus motacilloides) belongs to the Thamnophilidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Creamy-bellied Antwren eat?
The Creamy-bellied Antwren is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Creamy-bellied Antwren migrate?
The Creamy-bellied Antwren is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Creamy-bellied Antwren 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 Creamy-bellied Antwren make?
1 real field recording of the Creamy-bellied Antwren — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Creamy-bellied Antwren's range?
The Creamy-bellied Antwren has a mapped global range of about 75,000 km².
Conservation
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