Ash-winged antwren

Terenura spodioptila

TAXONOMY

Terenura spodioptila P.L. Sclater & Salvin, 1881.

OTHER COMMON NAMES

French: Grisin spodioptile; German: Grauschwingen-Ameisenfänger; Spanish: Tiluchí Piojito.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

4 in (10 cm), with a long tail.

DISTRIBUTION

Northern South America, including southern Venezuela, Guyana, southeastern Colombia, northeastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, and the northern Amazonian Brazil.

HABITAT

Up to 3,600 ft (1,100 m) in humid tropical forest and forest-edges, mostly in terra firme (or non-flooded) forest. Utilize higher parts of the canopy.

BEHAVIOR

Nonmigratory pairs defend a breeding territory. Often in mixed-species foraging flocks. Song is an accelerating trill.

FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET

Glean insects and other arthropods from foliage in the upper parts of the forest canopy.

REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY

Monogamous pairs bond for life, typically lay two eggs, and share incubation and care of nestlings and fledglings.

CONSERVATION STATUS

Not threatened. Locally abundant.

SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS

No direct significance, except for the indirect economic benefits of bird-watching and ecotourism.