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Tooth-billed Wren
Odontorchilus cinereus
Tooth-billed Wren (Odontorchilus cinereus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Tooth-billed Wren (Odontorchilus cinereus) is a member of the Troglodytidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 11 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 Troglodytidae Wrens
- Genus Odontorchilus
- Species cinereus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 11 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Troglodytidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Tooth-billed Wren 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 Tooth-billed Wren is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Tooth-billed Wren (Odontorchilus cinereus) belongs to the Troglodytidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA sw Amazonia.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 11 g, with a wing length of about 5.3 cm and a tail of around 4.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 1 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Tooth-billed Wren?
The Tooth-billed Wren is a very small bird that weighs around 11 g.
Where does the Tooth-billed Wren live?
The Tooth-billed Wren is found across South America with a range covering SA sw Amazonia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Tooth-billed Wren belong to?
The Tooth-billed Wren (Odontorchilus cinereus) belongs to the Troglodytidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Tooth-billed Wren eat?
The Tooth-billed Wren is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Tooth-billed Wren migrate?
The Tooth-billed Wren is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Tooth-billed Wren 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 Tooth-billed Wren make?
1 real field recording of the Tooth-billed Wren — 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 Tooth-billed Wren's range?
The Tooth-billed Wren has a mapped global range of about 1 million km².
Conservation
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