Alagoas antwren

Myrmotherula snowi

The Alagoas antwren (Myrmotherula snowi) is a bird found in Brazil. Found in Brazil. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Myrmotherula snowi
Region	South America
Found in	Brazil

🏡 Where the Alagoas antwren lives

Found in Brazil.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It weighs about 10 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

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Recorded by Ross Gallardy (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC415037. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Alagoas antwren

Where does the Alagoas antwren live?

The Alagoas antwren lives in Brazil. Found in Brazil.

What does the Alagoas antwren eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Alagoas antwren endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.