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Xingu Scale-backed Antbird
Willisornis vidua
Xingu Scale-backed Antbird (Willisornis vidua) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Xingu Scale-backed Antbird (Willisornis vidua) is a member of the Thamnophilidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 18.4 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 Thamnophilidae Antbirds
- Genus Willisornis
- Species vidua
Quick facts
- Weight
- 18.4 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Thamnophilidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Xingu Scale-backed Antbird 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 Xingu Scale-backed Antbird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Xingu Scale-backed Antbird (Willisornis vidua) belongs to the Thamnophilidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA sc, se Amazonian Brazil.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 18.4 g, with a wing length of about 6.5 cm and a tail of around 4.1 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 641,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Xingu Scale-backed Antbird?
The Xingu Scale-backed Antbird is a small bird that weighs around 18.4 g.
Where does the Xingu Scale-backed Antbird live?
The Xingu Scale-backed Antbird is found across South America with a range covering SA sc, se Amazonian Brazil, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Xingu Scale-backed Antbird belong to?
The Xingu Scale-backed Antbird (Willisornis vidua) belongs to the Thamnophilidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Xingu Scale-backed Antbird eat?
The Xingu Scale-backed Antbird is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Xingu Scale-backed Antbird migrate?
The Xingu Scale-backed Antbird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Xingu Scale-backed Antbird 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 Xingu Scale-backed Antbird make?
1 real field recording of the Xingu Scale-backed Antbird — 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 Xingu Scale-backed Antbird's range?
The Xingu Scale-backed Antbird has a mapped global range of about 641,000 km².
Conservation
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