Alagoas Foliage-gleaner vs Slender-billed Xenops

Philydor novaesi compared with Xenops tenuirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Alagoas Foliage-gleaner Slender-billed Xenops
Scientific Name Philydor novaesi Xenops tenuirostris
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Furnariidae Furnariidae
Conservation Status Extinct Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 12.2 cm (4.8 in)
Weight 36.0 g (1.27 oz) 10.1 g (0.36 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Alagoas Foliage-gleaner only

None

Slender-billed Xenops only

None

Conservation Status

Extinct

Alagoas Foliage-gleaner

Least Concern

Slender-billed Xenops

About These Birds

Alagoas Foliage-gleaner

The Alagoas Foliage-gleaner was a medium-sized furnariid bird weighing about 36 g, endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Alagoas, Brazil. It is now classified as extinct, having last been recorded in the 1980s before its forest habitat was almost entirely destroyed by agriculture.

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