Photo: in Alcide Dessalines d'Orbigny / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Plain-winged Antshrike
Thamnophilus schistaceus
Plain-winged Antshrike (Thamnophilus schistaceus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Plain-winged Antshrike (Thamnophilus schistaceus) is a member of the Thamnophilidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 20.3 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 Thamnophilus
- Species schistaceus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 20.3 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Thamnophilidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Plain-winged Antshrike 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 Plain-winged Antshrike is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Plain-winged Antshrike (Thamnophilus schistaceus) is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA w, s Amazonia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 20.3 g, with a wing length of about 6.3 cm and a tail of around 5.2 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 4 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Plain-winged Antshrike?
The Plain-winged Antshrike is a small bird that weighs around 20.3 g.
Where does the Plain-winged Antshrike live?
The Plain-winged Antshrike is found across South America with a range covering SA w, s Amazonia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Plain-winged Antshrike belong to?
The Plain-winged Antshrike (Thamnophilus schistaceus) belongs to the Thamnophilidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Plain-winged Antshrike eat?
The Plain-winged Antshrike is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Plain-winged Antshrike migrate?
The Plain-winged Antshrike is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Plain-winged Antshrike 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 Plain-winged Antshrike make?
1 real field recording of the Plain-winged Antshrike — 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 Plain-winged Antshrike's range?
The Plain-winged Antshrike has a mapped global range of about 4 million km².
Conservation
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