Microbates

Genus of birds

Microbates

Tawny-faced gnatwren (Microbates cinereiventris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Aves
Order:  | Passeriformes
Family:  | Polioptilidae
Genus:  | Microbates
P.L. Sclater & Salvin, 1873
Type species
Microbates torquatus[1]

P.L. Sclater & Salvin, 1873

Microbates is a bird genus in the family Polioptilidae. Its name means "small creeper" or "walker".[2][3]

## Behavior

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### Feeding

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

### Vocalization

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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

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It contains the following species:

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

## References

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1. ^ "Polioptilidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
2. ^ βάτης. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project: bátes, ‘one that treads or covers’.
3. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. A & C Black. p. 254\. ISBN 978-1-4081-2878-7. "Gr. mikros small; batēs treader, walker [from bainō to tread]."

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Genera of passerides and their extinct allies

* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Chordata
* Class: Aves
* Suborder: Passeri
* Infraorder: Passerida

Passerida

| Chaetopidae?|

* Chaetops

|

Chloropseidae?|

* Chloropsis

Hyliotidae?|

* Hyliota

Irenidae|

* Irena

Paridae|

* Baeolophus
* Cyanistes
* Cephalopyrus
* Lophophanes
* Machlolophus
* Melaniparus
* Melanochlora
* Pardaliparus
* Parus
* Periparus
* Poecile
* Pseudopodoces
* Sittiparus
* Sylviparus

Picathartidae?|

* Picathartes

Promeropidae?|

* Promerops

Remizidae|

* Anthoscopus
* Auriparus
* Remiz

Stenostiridae|

* Chelidorhynx
* Culicicapa
* Elminia
* Stenostira

Muscicapida|

*     * See below ↓

Sylvioidea|

*     * See below ↓

Passeroidea|

*     * See Passeroidea

Muscicapida

| Regulidae|

* Corthylio
* Regulus

|

Bombycilloidea|

| Bombycillidae|

* Bombycilla

|

Dulidae|

* Dulus

Hylocitreidae|

* Hylocitrea

Hypocoliidae|

* Hypocolius

†Mohoidae|

* Chaetoptila
* Moho

Ptiliogonatidae|

* Phainopepla
* Phainoptila
* Ptiliogonys

Certhioidea|

| incertae sedis|

* †Certhiops
* †Kischinskinia

|

Certhiidae|

* Certhia
* Salpornis

Polioptilidae|

* Microbates
* Polioptila
* Ramphocaenus

Sittidae|

* Sitta

Tichodromidae|

* Tichodroma

Troglodytidae|

* Campylorhynchus
* Cantorchilus
* Catherpes
* Cinnycerthia
* Cistothorus
* Cyphorhinus
* Ferminia
* Henicorhina
* Hylorchilus
* Microcerculus
* Odontorchilus
* Pheugopedius
* Salpinctes
* Thryomanes
* Thryophilus
* Thryorchilus
* Thryothorus
* Troglodytes
* Uropsila

Muscicapoidea|

| Buphagidae|

* Buphagus

|

Cinclidae|

* Cinclus

Elachuridae|

* Elachura

Mimidae|

* Allenia
* Cinclocerthia
* Dumetella
* Margarops
* Melanotis
* Mimus
* Oreoscoptes
* Ramphocinclus
* Toxostoma

Muscicapidae|

| Erithacinae|

* Chamaetylas
* Cichladusa
* Cossypha
* Cossyphicula
* Dessonornis
* Erithacus
* Pogonocichla
* Sheppardia
* Stiphrornis
* Swynnertonia
* Xenocopsychus

|

Muscicapinae|

| Copsychini|

* Alethe
* Cercotrichas
* Copsychus

|

Muscicapini|

* Agricola
* Bradornis
* Empidornis
* Fraseria
* Humblotia
* Melaenornis
* Muscicapa
* Namibornis
* Sigelus

Niltavinae|

* Anthipes
* Cyanoptila
* Cyornis
* Eumyias
* Leucoptilon
* Niltava
* Sholicola

Saxicolinae|

* Brachypteryx
* Calliope
* Campicoloides
* Cinclidium
* Emarginata
* Enicurus
* Ficedula
* Heinrichia
* Heteroxenicus
* Irania
* Larvivora
* Leonardina
* Luscinia
* Monticola
* Myiomela
* Myophonus
* Myrmecocichla
* Oenanthe
* Phoenicurus
* Pinarochroa
* Saxicola
* Tarsiger
* Thamnolaea
* Vauriella

Sturnidae|

* Acridotheres
* Agropsar
* Ampeliceps
* Aplonis
* Arizelopsar
* Basilornis
* Cinnyricinclus
* Creatophora
* †Cryptopsar
* Enodes
* †Fregilupus
* Goodfellowia
* Gracula
* Gracupica
* Grafisia
* Hartlaubius
* Hylopsar
* Lamprotornis
* Leucopsar
* Mino
* †Necropsar
* Neocichla
* Notopholia
* Onychognathus
* Pastor
* Pholia
* Poeoptera
* Rhabdornis
* Sarcops
* Saroglossa
* Scissirostrum
* Speculipastor
* Spodiopsar
* Streptocitta
* Sturnia
* Sturnornis
* Sturnus

Turdidae|

* †Meridiocichla
* Pinarornis

Myadestinae|

* Grandala
* Myadestes
* Neocossyphus
* Sialia
* Stizorhina

Turdinae|

* Catharus
* Chlamydochaera
* Cichlopsis
* Cochoa
* Entomodestes
* Geokichla
* Hylocichla
* Ridgwayia
* Ixoreus
* Turdus
* Zoothera

Sylvioidea

| Acrocephalidae|

* Acrocephalus
* Calamonastides
* Chloropeta
* Hippolais
* Iduna
* Nesillas

|

Aegithalidae|

* Aegithalos
* Leptopoecile
* Psaltriparus

Alaudidae|

| Alaudinae|

* Alauda
* Alaudala
* Calandrella
* Chersophilus
* Eremalauda
* Eremophila
* Galerida
* Lullula
* Melanocorypha
* Spizocorys

|

Certhilaudinae|

* Alaemon
* Ammomanes
* Ammomanopsis
* Certhilauda
* Chersomanes
* Eremopterix
* Pinarocorys
* Ramphocoris

Mirafrinae|

* Calendulauda
* Heteromirafra
* Mirafra

Alcippeidae|

* Alcippe

Bernieridae|

* Bernieria
* Crossleyia
* Cryptosylvicola
* Hartertula
* Oxylabes
* Randia
* Thamnornis
* Xanthomixis

Cettiidae|

* Abroscopus
* Cettia
* Hemitesia
* Horornis
* Phyllergates
* Tesia
* Tickellia
* Urosphena

Cisticolidae|

* Apalis
* Artisornis
* Bathmocercus
* Calamonastes
* Camaroptera
* Cisticola
* Drymocichla
* Eminia
* Eremomela
* Euryptila
* Hypergerus
* Incana
* Malcorus
* Micromacronus
* Neomixis
* Oreolais
* Oreophilais
* Orthotomus
* Phragmacia
* Phyllolais
* Poliolais
* Prinia
* Scepomycter
* Schistolais
* Spiloptila
* Urolais

Donacobiidae|

* Donacobius

Erythrocercidae|

* Erythrocercus

Hirundinidae|

* Alopochelidon
* Atronanus
* Atticora
* Cecropis
* Cheramoeca
* Delichon
* Hirundo
* †Miochelidon
* Neophedina
* Orochelidon
* Petrochelidon
* Phedina
* Phedinopsis
* Progne
* Psalidoprocne
* Pseudhirundo
* Pseudochelidon
* Ptyonoprogne
* Pygochelidon
* Riparia
* Stelgidopteryx
* Tachycineta

Hyliidae|

* Hylia
* Pholidornis

Leiothrichidae|

* Actinodura
* Argya
* Cutia
* Garrulax
* Grammatoptila
* Heterophasia
* Ianthocincla
* Laniellus
* Leioptila
* Leiothrix
* Liocichla
* Minla
* Montecincla
* Pterorhinus
* Trochalopteron
* Turdoides

Locustellidae|

* Bradypterus
* Catriscus
* Cincloramphus
* Elaphrornis
* Helopsaltes
* Locustella
* Malia
* Megalurus
* Poodytes
* Robsonius
* Schoenicola

Macrosphenidae|

* Achaetops
* Cryptillas
* Macrosphenus
* Melocichla
* Sphenoeacus
* Sylvietta

Nicatoridae|

* Nicator

Panuridae|

* Panurus

Paradoxornithidae|

* Chamaea
* Chrysomma
* Fulvetta
* Lioparus
* Moupinia
* Myzornis
* Paradoxornis
* Rhopophilus
* Suthora

Pellorneidae|

* Gampsorhynchus
* Graminicola
* Gypsophila
* Illadopsis
* Kenopia
* Laticilla
* Malacocincla
* Malacopteron
* Napothera
* Pellorneum
* Ptilocichla
* Schoeniparus
* Turdinus

Phylloscopidae|

* Phylloscopus

Pnoepygidae|

* Pnoepyga

Pycnonotidae|

* Acritillas
* Alcurus
* Alophoixus
* Altimastillas
* Andropadus
* Arizelocichla
* Baeopogon
* Bleda
* Brachypodius
* Calyptocichla
* Chlorocichla
* Criniger
* Euptilotus
* Eurillas
* Hemixos
* Hypsipetes
* Iole
* Ixodia
* Ixonotus
* Ixos
* Microtarsus
* Neolestes
* Nok
* Phyllastrephus
* Poliolophus
* Pycnonotus
* Rubigula
* Setornis
* Spizixos
* Stelgidillas
* Thescelocichla
* Tricholestes

Scotocercidae|

* Scotocerca

Sylviidae|

* Curruca
* Sylvia

Timaliidae|

* Cyanoderma
* Dumetia
* Erythrogenys
* Macronus
* Melanocichla
* Mixornis
* Pomatorhinus
* Spelaeornis
* Stachyris
* Timalia

Zosteropidae|

* Apalopteron
* Cleptornis
* Dasycrotapha
* Heleia
* Megazosterops
* Parayuhina
* Rukia
* Staphida
* Sterrhoptilus
* Tephrozosterops
* Yuhina
* Zosterops
* Zosterornis

Taxon identifiers

Microbates|

* Wikidata: Q544722
* Wikispecies: Microbates
* ADW: Microbates
* Avibase: 20BBE7F6BA116C2A
* BioLib: 26342
* BOLD: 97936
* EoL: 45513385
* GBIF: 2487578
* iNaturalist: 7621
* ITIS: 557899
* NCBI: 700773
* Open Tree of Life: 713368

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