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Least Concern

Slender-billed Miner

Geositta tenuirostris

Slender-billed Miner (Geositta tenuirostris) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.

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The Slender-billed Miner (Geositta tenuirostris) is a member of the Furnariidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 32.2 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

LC Least Concern

Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.

Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Passeriformes
  3. Family Furnariidae Ovenbirds
  4. Genus Geositta
  5. Species tenuirostris

Where it lives

Central Ecuador to northwestern Argentina

Quick facts

Weight
32.2 g
Family
Furnariidae

How to identify

Similar birds

Biology & behaviour

Diet

The Slender-billed Miner is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.

Behaviour

A bird of open grassland, it forages mainly on the ground.

Migration

The Slender-billed Miner is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

The Slender-billed Miner (Geositta tenuirostris) belongs to the Furnariidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA c Ecuador to nw Argentina.

It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 32.2 g, with a wing length of about 11.1 cm and a tail of around 6.7 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 622,000 km².

Songs & calls

Slender-billed Miner — Song

Recorded by Hans Matheve Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How big is the Slender-billed Miner?

The Slender-billed Miner is a small bird that weighs around 32.2 g.

Where does the Slender-billed Miner live?

The Slender-billed Miner is found across South America with a range covering SA c Ecuador to nw Argentina, where it favours open grassland, scrub and lightly vegetated country.

What family does the Slender-billed Miner belong to?

The Slender-billed Miner (Geositta tenuirostris) belongs to the Furnariidae family, in the order Passeriformes.

What does the Slender-billed Miner eat?

The Slender-billed Miner is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.

Does the Slender-billed Miner migrate?

The Slender-billed Miner is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

Is the Slender-billed Miner 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 Slender-billed Miner make?

1 real field recording of the Slender-billed Miner — 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 Slender-billed Miner's range?

The Slender-billed Miner has a mapped global range of about 622,000 km².

Conservation

Least Concern

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