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Slender-billed Xenops
Xenops tenuirostris
Slender-billed Xenops (Xenops tenuirostris) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Slender-billed Xenops (Xenops tenuirostris) is a member of the Furnariidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 9.7 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 Furnariidae Ovenbirds
- Genus Xenops
- Species tenuirostris
Quick facts
- Weight
- 9.7 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Furnariidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Slender-billed Xenops 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 Slender-billed Xenops is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Slender-billed Xenops (Xenops tenuirostris) belongs to the Furnariidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA Amazonia.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 9.7 g, with a wing length of about 6.1 cm and a tail of around 3.8 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 3.6 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Slender-billed Xenops?
The Slender-billed Xenops is a very small bird that weighs around 9.7 g.
Where does the Slender-billed Xenops live?
The Slender-billed Xenops is found across South America with a range covering SA Amazonia, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Slender-billed Xenops belong to?
The Slender-billed Xenops (Xenops tenuirostris) belongs to the Furnariidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Slender-billed Xenops eat?
The Slender-billed Xenops is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Slender-billed Xenops migrate?
The Slender-billed Xenops is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Slender-billed Xenops 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 Xenops make?
1 real field recording of the Slender-billed Xenops — 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 Xenops's range?
The Slender-billed Xenops has a mapped global range of about 3.6 million km².
Conservation
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