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Crowned Chat-Tyrant
Silvicultrix frontalis
Crowned Chat-Tyrant (Silvicultrix frontalis) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Crowned Chat-Tyrant (Silvicultrix frontalis) is a member of the Tyrannidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 10 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 Silvicultrix
- Species frontalis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 10 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Vulnerable
Least Concern
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Least Concern
Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Crowned Chat-Tyrant is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Crowned Chat-Tyrant is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Crowned Chat-Tyrant (Silvicultrix frontalis) is a member of the Tyrannidae family, within the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA Colombia and Ecuador.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 10 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 230,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Crowned Chat-Tyrant?
The Crowned Chat-Tyrant is a very small bird that weighs around 10 g.
Where does the Crowned Chat-Tyrant live?
The Crowned Chat-Tyrant is found across South America with a range covering SA Colombia and Ecuador, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Crowned Chat-Tyrant belong to?
The Crowned Chat-Tyrant (Silvicultrix frontalis) belongs to the Tyrannidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Crowned Chat-Tyrant eat?
The Crowned Chat-Tyrant is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Crowned Chat-Tyrant migrate?
The Crowned Chat-Tyrant is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Crowned Chat-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 Crowned Chat-Tyrant make?
1 real field recording of the Crowned Chat-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 Crowned Chat-Tyrant's range?
The Crowned Chat-Tyrant has a mapped global range of about 230,000 km².
Conservation
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