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Yellow-browed Antbird
Hypocnemis hypoxantha
Yellow-browed Antbird (Hypocnemis hypoxantha) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Yellow-browed Antbird (Hypocnemis hypoxantha) is a member of the Thamnophilidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 11.5 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 Hypocnemis
- Species hypoxantha
Quick facts
- Weight
- 11.5 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Thamnophilidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Vulnerable
Least Concern
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-browed 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 Yellow-browed Antbird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-browed Antbird (Hypocnemis hypoxantha) is a member of the Thamnophilidae family, within the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA w, s Amazonia.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 11.5 g, with a wing length of about 5.5 cm and a tail of around 4.5 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 1.4 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-browed Antbird?
The Yellow-browed Antbird is a very small bird that weighs around 11.5 g.
Where does the Yellow-browed Antbird live?
The Yellow-browed Antbird is found across South America with a range covering SA w, s Amazonia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-browed Antbird belong to?
The Yellow-browed Antbird (Hypocnemis hypoxantha) belongs to the Thamnophilidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-browed Antbird eat?
The Yellow-browed Antbird is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Yellow-browed Antbird migrate?
The Yellow-browed Antbird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-browed 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 Yellow-browed Antbird make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-browed 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 Yellow-browed Antbird's range?
The Yellow-browed Antbird has a mapped global range of about 1.4 million km².
Conservation
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