How big is a Pink-legged Graveteiro?

The Pink-legged Graveteiro is a tiny sized bird weighing about 14 g.

Where can you see a Pink-legged Graveteiro?

The Pink-legged Graveteiro is endemic to Brazil, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Pink-legged Graveteiro?

The Pink-legged Graveteiro is most easily confused with the Pinto's Spinetail, the Tepui Spinetail and the Pernambuco Foliage-gleaner.

Is the Pink-legged Graveteiro endangered?

The Pink-legged Graveteiro is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Pink-legged Graveteiro

Acrobatornis fonsecai

Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Pink-legged Graveteiro (Acrobatornis fonsecai) is a legendary ovenbirds and woodcreeper found only in Brazil, weighing about 14 g. The pink-legged graveteiro is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae that is endemic to the Atlantic Forest located in the southeast part of Brazil, thriving in local cocoa plantations.

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About the Pink-legged Graveteiro

The pink-legged graveteiro is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae that is endemic to the Atlantic Forest located in the southeast part of Brazil, thriving in local cocoa plantations. As of 2000 the pink-legged graveteiro is listed as a near threatened species. The estimated population of the pink-legged graveteiro is between 2,500 and 9,999 individuals left in the wild. Its main habitat is cocoa plantations. It is the only member of the genus Acrobatornis.

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How to identify it

The pink-legged graveteiro's most distinctive feature is, as the name suggests, its bright-pink legs and feet. The plumage, as an adult, is mainly black and gray, although juveniles are commonly more brown in color. Its size is comparable to that of a warbler at about 14 centimetres (5.5 in) as an adult, and the graveteiro is thought to be stout for a bird its size. One way to tell you have found a pink-legged graveteiro is by its unique song, usually high-pitched and beginning with sparse notes, then it accelerating, and finally finishing with a long trill.

Where it lives

Brazil

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in September. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Pink-legged Graveteiro?: The pink-legged graveteiro's most distinctive feature is, as the name suggests, its bright-pink legs and feet. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Pink-legged Graveteiro?: The Pink-legged Graveteiro is a tiny sized bird weighing about 14 g.
Where can you see a Pink-legged Graveteiro?: The Pink-legged Graveteiro is endemic to Brazil, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Pink-legged Graveteiro?: The Pink-legged Graveteiro is most easily confused with the Pinto's Spinetail, the Tepui Spinetail and the Pernambuco Foliage-gleaner.
Is the Pink-legged Graveteiro endangered?: The Pink-legged Graveteiro is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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