Black-hooded antwren

Formicivora erythronotos

The Black-hooded antwren (Formicivora erythronotos) is a bird found in Brazil. Found in Brazil. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and reptiles and frogs. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Formicivora erythronotos
Region	South America
Found in	Brazil

🏡 Where the Black-hooded antwren lives

Found in Brazil.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs90%
🦎 Reptiles & frogs10%

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

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

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

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Recorded by GABRIEL LEITE (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC347499. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Black-hooded antwren

Where does the Black-hooded antwren live?

The Black-hooded antwren lives in Brazil. Found in Brazil.

What does the Black-hooded antwren eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 90%), reptiles and frogs (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Black-hooded antwren endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

More birds from South America

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