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Streaked Xenops
Xenops rutilans
Streaked Xenops (Xenops rutilans) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Streaked Xenops (Xenops rutilans) is a member of the Furnariidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 11.2 g.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Furnariidae Ovenbirds
- Genus Xenops
- Species rutilans
Quick facts
- Weight
- 11.2 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Furnariidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Streaked 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 Streaked Xenops is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Streaked Xenops (Xenops rutilans) belongs to the Furnariidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA Costa Rica to Venezuela and Bolivia.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 11.2 g, with a wing length of about 6.6 cm and a tail of around 4.9 cm.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 6.9 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Streaked Xenops?
The Streaked Xenops is a very small bird that weighs around 11.2 g.
Where does the Streaked Xenops live?
The Streaked Xenops is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA Costa Rica to Venezuela and Bolivia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Streaked Xenops belong to?
The Streaked Xenops (Xenops rutilans) belongs to the Furnariidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Streaked Xenops eat?
The Streaked Xenops is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Streaked Xenops migrate?
The Streaked Xenops is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
What sound does the Streaked Xenops make?
1 real field recording of the Streaked 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 Streaked Xenops's range?
The Streaked Xenops has a mapped global range of about 6.9 million km².
Conservation
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