Long-billed Gnatwren

It is found in the undergrowth and vines of dry forest and secondary woodland from Mexico south to Peru and Brazil, and on Trinidad.

The Long-billed Gnatwren is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

* Long-billed Gnatwren, very small bird in the gnatcatcher family * Long-billed Hermit, large hummingbird that is a resident breeder in Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador * Long-billed Murrelet, small seabird from the North Pacific * Long-billed Pipit, passerine bird which breeds in much of Africa, through the Arabian peninsula and South Asia * Long-billed Starthroat, hummingbird that breeds from southern Mexico More

The Long-billed Gnatwren, Ramphocaenus melanurus, is a very small bird in the gnatcatcher family. It is the only member of the genus Ramphocaenus (Vieillot, 1819). It is found in the undergrowth and vines of dry forest and secondary woodland from Mexico south to Peru and Brazil, and on Trinidad. Long-billed Gnatwrens build a deep cup nest very low in a small plant or sapling. More

The Long-billed Gnatwren, Ramphocaenus melanurus, is a very small bird in the gnatcatcher family. It is the only member of the genus Ramphocaenus (Vieillot, 1819). More

The song of the Long-billed Gnatwren is a musical trill. Individuals have multiple songtypes which rise and fall in pitch. Song Measures: The Long-billed Gnatwren's trilled songs are 1.77 More

Long-billed Gnatwrens forage actively in vegetation, eating mainly insects, insect eggs and spiders. The call is a trilled drdrdrdrdrdrdrdrdrdr. This unmistakable bird usually occurs in pairs or family groups. References - * BirdLife International (2004). Ramphocaenus melanurus. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 10 May 2006. More

plumage between SY and ASY Long-billed Gnatwrens is subtle. Photo by Marcel Gahbauer, Las Caletas (CR), April 2008 - The wing may provide information to help separate SY and ASY Long-billed Gnatwrens, but more study is required on the extent and timing of moult in this species. More

Long-billed Gnatwrens forage actively in vegetation, eating mainly insects, insect eggs and spiders. The call is a trilled drdrdrdrdrdrdrdrdrdr. This unmistakable bird usually occurs in pairs or family groups. More

Long-billed GnatwrenBirds in Suriname = - Long-billed Gnatwren Photo of a Long-billed Gnatwren, made in the Raleigh Falls nature reserve by Carl Beel in 2009. The bird is mostly noticed in lowland rainforest in Suriname, more often heard than seen. It picks insects from under leafs with its long neck and bill. On the photo it seems to jump. More

Long-billed Gnatwren (Ramphocaenus melanurus) by Don Jones. More