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Snowy-throated Kingbird
Tyrannus niveigularis
Snowy-throated Kingbird (Tyrannus niveigularis) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Snowy-throated Kingbird (Tyrannus niveigularis) is a member of the Tyrannidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 34.4 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 Tyrannus
- Species niveigularis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 34.4 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Snowy-throated Kingbird 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 Snowy-throated Kingbird is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
The Snowy-throated Kingbird (Tyrannus niveigularis) belongs to the Tyrannidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA sw Colombia to w Peru.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 34.4 g, with a wing length of about 10.3 cm and a tail of around 8.6 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.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Snowy-throated Kingbird?
The Snowy-throated Kingbird is a small bird that weighs around 34.4 g.
Where does the Snowy-throated Kingbird live?
The Snowy-throated Kingbird is found across South America with a range covering SA sw Colombia to w Peru, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Snowy-throated Kingbird belong to?
The Snowy-throated Kingbird (Tyrannus niveigularis) belongs to the Tyrannidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Snowy-throated Kingbird eat?
The Snowy-throated Kingbird is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Snowy-throated Kingbird migrate?
The Snowy-throated Kingbird is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
Is the Snowy-throated Kingbird 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 Snowy-throated Kingbird make?
1 real field recording of the Snowy-throated Kingbird — 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 Snowy-throated Kingbird's range?
The Snowy-throated Kingbird has a mapped global range of about 88,000 km².
Conservation
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