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Southern Scrub Flycatcher
Sublegatus modestus
Southern Scrub Flycatcher (Sublegatus modestus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Southern Scrub Flycatcher (Sublegatus modestus) is a member of the Tyrannidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 14 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 Sublegatus
- Species modestus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 14 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Southern Scrub Flycatcher 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 Southern Scrub Flycatcher is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Southern Scrub Flycatcher (Sublegatus modestus) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA sc, e, se.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 14 g, with a wing length of about 6.5 cm and a tail of around 5.8 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 5.7 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Southern Scrub Flycatcher?
The Southern Scrub Flycatcher is a very small bird that weighs around 14 g.
Where does the Southern Scrub Flycatcher live?
The Southern Scrub Flycatcher is found across South America with a range covering SA sc, e, se, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Southern Scrub Flycatcher belong to?
The Southern Scrub Flycatcher (Sublegatus modestus) belongs to the Tyrannidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Southern Scrub Flycatcher eat?
The Southern Scrub Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Southern Scrub Flycatcher migrate?
The Southern Scrub Flycatcher is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Southern Scrub Flycatcher 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 Southern Scrub Flycatcher make?
1 real field recording of the Southern Scrub Flycatcher — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Southern Scrub Flycatcher's range?
The Southern Scrub Flycatcher has a mapped global range of about 5.7 million km².
Conservation
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