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'')References
Polioptilidae Bird genera Taxa named by Philip Sclater Taxa named by Osbert Salvin Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Polioptilidae-stub