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Checker-throated Stipplethroat
Epinecrophylla fulviventris
Checker-throated Stipplethroat (Epinecrophylla fulviventris) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Checker-throated Stipplethroat (Epinecrophylla fulviventris) is a member of the Thamnophilidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 10.4 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 Epinecrophylla
- Species fulviventris
Quick facts
- Weight
- 10.4 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Thamnophilidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Checker-throated Stipplethroat 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 Checker-throated Stipplethroat is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Checker-throated Stipplethroat (Epinecrophylla fulviventris) is a member of the Thamnophilidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA se Honduras to w Ecuador.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 10.4 g, with a wing length of about 5.1 cm and a tail of around 3.3 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 281,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Checker-throated Stipplethroat?
The Checker-throated Stipplethroat is a very small bird that weighs around 10.4 g.
Where does the Checker-throated Stipplethroat live?
The Checker-throated Stipplethroat is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA se Honduras to w Ecuador, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Checker-throated Stipplethroat belong to?
The Checker-throated Stipplethroat (Epinecrophylla fulviventris) belongs to the Thamnophilidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Checker-throated Stipplethroat eat?
The Checker-throated Stipplethroat is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Checker-throated Stipplethroat migrate?
The Checker-throated Stipplethroat is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Checker-throated Stipplethroat 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 Checker-throated Stipplethroat make?
1 real field recording of the Checker-throated Stipplethroat — 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 Checker-throated Stipplethroat's range?
The Checker-throated Stipplethroat has a mapped global range of about 281,000 km².
Conservation
Every bird benefits from bird-safe windows, native plants, and keeping cats indoors. Small changes at home add up to real protection.
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