Beautiful Treerunner
Margarornis bellulus
Beautiful Treerunner (Margarornis bellulus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Beautiful Treerunner (Margarornis bellulus) is a member of the Furnariidae family found in Central America & Caribbean. Adults weigh 18.5 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 Margarornis
- Species bellulus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 18.5 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Furnariidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Beautiful Treerunner 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 Beautiful Treerunner is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Beautiful Treerunner (Margarornis bellulus) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Central America & Caribbean. Its distribution covers MA e Panama.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 18.5 g, with a wing length of about 7.2 cm and a tail of around 6.9 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.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 194 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Beautiful Treerunner?
The Beautiful Treerunner is a small bird that weighs around 18.5 g.
Where does the Beautiful Treerunner live?
The Beautiful Treerunner is found across Central America & Caribbean with a range covering MA e Panama, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Beautiful Treerunner belong to?
The Beautiful Treerunner (Margarornis bellulus) belongs to the Furnariidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Beautiful Treerunner eat?
The Beautiful Treerunner is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Beautiful Treerunner migrate?
The Beautiful Treerunner is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Beautiful Treerunner 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 Beautiful Treerunner's range?
The Beautiful Treerunner has a mapped global range of about 194 km².
Conservation
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