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Klages’s Antbird
Drymophila klagesi
Klages's Antbird (Drymophila klagesi) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Klages’s Antbird (Drymophila klagesi) is a member of the Thamnophilidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 11.9 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 Drymophila
- Species klagesi
Quick facts
- Weight
- 11.9 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Thamnophilidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Near Threatened
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Klages’s Antbird 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 Klages’s Antbird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Klages’s Antbird (Drymophila klagesi) belongs to the Thamnophilidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA Venezuela and ne Colombia.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 11.9 g, with a wing length of about 5.4 cm and a tail of around 7.3 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 58,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Klages’s Antbird?
The Klages’s Antbird is a very small bird that weighs around 11.9 g.
Where does the Klages’s Antbird live?
The Klages’s Antbird is found across South America with a range covering SA Venezuela and ne Colombia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Klages’s Antbird belong to?
The Klages’s Antbird (Drymophila klagesi) belongs to the Thamnophilidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Klages’s Antbird eat?
The Klages’s Antbird is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Klages’s Antbird migrate?
The Klages’s Antbird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Klages’s Antbird 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 Klages’s Antbird make?
1 real field recording of the Klages’s Antbird — 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 Klages’s Antbird's range?
The Klages’s Antbird has a mapped global range of about 58,000 km².
Conservation
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