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Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant
Anairetes flavirostris
Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant (Anairetes flavirostris) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant (Anairetes flavirostris) is a member of the Tyrannidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 6 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Genus Anairetes
- Species flavirostris
Quick facts
- Weight
- 6 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
The Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant (Anairetes flavirostris) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA w, sc, se.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 6 g, with a wing length of about 4.8 cm and a tail of around 5.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 1.5 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant?
The Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant is a very small bird that weighs around 6 g.
Where does the Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant live?
The Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant is found across South America with a range covering SA w, sc, se, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant belong to?
The Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant (Anairetes flavirostris) belongs to the Tyrannidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant eat?
The Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant migrate?
The Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
Is the Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant's range?
The Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant has a mapped global range of about 1.5 million km².
Conservation
Every bird benefits from bird-safe windows, native plants, and keeping cats indoors. Small changes at home add up to real protection.
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