Microbates Explained

Microbates is a bird genus in the family Polioptilidae. Its name means "small creeper" or "walker".^{[1] [2]}

Behavior

Feeding

They usually prey upon small arthropods. Some species regularly and some often join mixed-species foraging flocks.

Vocalization

Microbates's song is a "a series of soft, thin notes, peeee or eeeeea" or "a series of soft, clear, plaintive notes, teeeeea or teeeéuw"

Species

It contains the following species:

• Tawny-faced gnatwren (Microbates cinereiventris)
• Collared gnatwren (Microbates collaris)

Notes and References

1. bátes, ‘one that treads or covers’.

2. Book: Jobling, James A.. Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. 2010. A & C Black. 978-1-4081-2878-7 . 254. Gr. mikros small; batēs treader, walker [from ''[[wikt:βαίνω|bainō]] to tread]..