Photo: Fernando Flores from Caracas, Venezuela / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Northern White-fringed Antwren
Formicivora intermedia
Northern White-fringed Antwren (Formicivora intermedia) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Northern White-fringed Antwren (Formicivora intermedia) is a member of the Thamnophilidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 9.8 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 Formicivora
- Species intermedia
Quick facts
- Weight
- 9.8 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Thamnophilidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Northern White-fringed Antwren is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Northern White-fringed Antwren is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Northern White-fringed Antwren (Formicivora intermedia) belongs to the Thamnophilidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA Colombia and Venezuela.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 9.8 g, with a wing length of about 5.3 cm and a tail of around 4.9 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 780,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Northern White-fringed Antwren?
The Northern White-fringed Antwren is a very small bird that weighs around 9.8 g.
Where does the Northern White-fringed Antwren live?
The Northern White-fringed Antwren is found across South America with a range covering SA Colombia and Venezuela, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Northern White-fringed Antwren belong to?
The Northern White-fringed Antwren (Formicivora intermedia) belongs to the Thamnophilidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Northern White-fringed Antwren eat?
The Northern White-fringed Antwren is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Northern White-fringed Antwren migrate?
The Northern White-fringed Antwren is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Northern White-fringed 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 Northern White-fringed Antwren make?
1 real field recording of the Northern White-fringed 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 Northern White-fringed Antwren's range?
The Northern White-fringed Antwren has a mapped global range of about 780,000 km².
Conservation
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