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Tepui Spinetail
Cranioleuca demissa
Tepui Spinetail (Cranioleuca demissa) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Tepui Spinetail (Cranioleuca demissa) is a member of the Furnariidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 15.2 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 Cranioleuca
- Species demissa
Quick facts
- Weight
- 15.2 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Furnariidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Tepui Spinetail 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 Tepui Spinetail is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Tepui Spinetail (Cranioleuca demissa) belongs to the Furnariidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA tepuis.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 15.2 g, with a wing length of about 6.1 cm and a tail of around 6.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 77,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Tepui Spinetail?
The Tepui Spinetail is a small bird that weighs around 15.2 g.
Where does the Tepui Spinetail live?
The Tepui Spinetail is found across South America with a range covering SA tepuis, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Tepui Spinetail belong to?
The Tepui Spinetail (Cranioleuca demissa) belongs to the Furnariidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Tepui Spinetail eat?
The Tepui Spinetail is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Tepui Spinetail migrate?
The Tepui Spinetail is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Tepui Spinetail 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 Tepui Spinetail make?
1 real field recording of the Tepui Spinetail — 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 Tepui Spinetail's range?
The Tepui Spinetail has a mapped global range of about 77,000 km².
Conservation
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