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Salvadori’s Antwren
Myrmotherula minor
Salvadori's Antwren (Myrmotherula minor) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Salvadori’s Antwren (Myrmotherula minor) is a member of the Thamnophilidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 6.4 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 Thamnophilidae Antbirds
- Genus Myrmotherula
- Species minor
Quick facts
- Weight
- 6.4 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Thamnophilidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Vulnerable
Least Concern
Least Concern
Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Salvadori’s Antwren 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 Salvadori’s Antwren is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Salvadori’s Antwren (Myrmotherula minor) is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA se Brazil.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 6.4 g, with a wing length of about 4.8 cm and a tail of around 2.9 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.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 4,981 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Salvadori’s Antwren?
The Salvadori’s Antwren is a very small bird that weighs around 6.4 g.
Where does the Salvadori’s Antwren live?
The Salvadori’s Antwren is found across South America with a range covering SA se Brazil, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Salvadori’s Antwren belong to?
The Salvadori’s Antwren (Myrmotherula minor) belongs to the Thamnophilidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Salvadori’s Antwren eat?
The Salvadori’s Antwren is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Salvadori’s Antwren migrate?
The Salvadori’s Antwren is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Salvadori’s Antwren 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.
What sound does the Salvadori’s Antwren make?
1 real field recording of the Salvadori’s 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 Salvadori’s Antwren's range?
The Salvadori’s Antwren has a mapped global range of about 4,981 km².
Conservation
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