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Red-crowned Ant Tanager
Habia rubica
Red-crowned Ant Tanager (Habia rubica) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Red-crowned Ant Tanager (Habia rubica) is a member of the Cardinalidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 32.5 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 Cardinalidae Cardinals & Allies
- Genus Habia
- Species rubica
Quick facts
- Weight
- 32.5 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Cardinalidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Red-crowned Ant Tanager 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 Red-crowned Ant Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Red-crowned Ant Tanager (Habia rubica) belongs to the Cardinalidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA widespread.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 32.5 g, with a wing length of about 9.3 cm and a tail of around 8.4 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 5.7 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Red-crowned Ant Tanager?
The Red-crowned Ant Tanager is a small bird that weighs around 32.5 g.
Where does the Red-crowned Ant Tanager live?
The Red-crowned Ant Tanager is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA widespread, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Red-crowned Ant Tanager belong to?
The Red-crowned Ant Tanager (Habia rubica) belongs to the Cardinalidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Red-crowned Ant Tanager eat?
The Red-crowned Ant Tanager is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Red-crowned Ant Tanager migrate?
The Red-crowned Ant Tanager is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Red-crowned Ant Tanager 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 Red-crowned Ant Tanager make?
1 real field recording of the Red-crowned Ant Tanager — 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 Red-crowned Ant Tanager's range?
The Red-crowned Ant Tanager has a mapped global range of about 5.7 million km².
Conservation
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