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Sao Francisco Black Tyrant
Knipolegus franciscanus
Sao Francisco Black Tyrant (Knipolegus franciscanus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Sao Francisco Black Tyrant (Knipolegus franciscanus) is a member of the Tyrannidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 20.5 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 Knipolegus
- Species franciscanus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 20.5 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Sao Francisco Black Tyrant is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open woodland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Sao Francisco Black Tyrant is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Sao Francisco Black Tyrant (Knipolegus franciscanus) is a member of the Tyrannidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA e Brazil.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 20.5 g, with a wing length of about 8.6 cm and a tail of around 7.3 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 88,000 km².
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Sao Francisco Black Tyrant?
The Sao Francisco Black Tyrant is a small bird that weighs around 20.5 g.
Where does the Sao Francisco Black Tyrant live?
The Sao Francisco Black Tyrant is found across South America with a range covering SA e Brazil, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Sao Francisco Black Tyrant belong to?
The Sao Francisco Black Tyrant (Knipolegus franciscanus) belongs to the Tyrannidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Sao Francisco Black Tyrant eat?
The Sao Francisco Black Tyrant is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Sao Francisco Black Tyrant migrate?
The Sao Francisco Black Tyrant is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Sao Francisco Black 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.
How large is the Sao Francisco Black Tyrant's range?
The Sao Francisco Black Tyrant has a mapped global range of about 88,000 km².
Conservation
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