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Todd’s Sirystes
Sirystes subcanescens
Todd's Sirystes (Sirystes subcanescens) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Todd’s Sirystes (Sirystes subcanescens) is a member of the Tyrannidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 34 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 Sirystes
- Species subcanescens
Quick facts
- Weight
- 34 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Todd’s Sirystes 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 Todd’s Sirystes is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Todd’s Sirystes (Sirystes subcanescens) is a member of the Tyrannidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA the Guianas and ne Amazonian Brazil.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 34 g, with a wing length of about 9.9 cm and a tail of around 8.4 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 752,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Todd’s Sirystes?
The Todd’s Sirystes is a small bird that weighs around 34 g.
Where does the Todd’s Sirystes live?
The Todd’s Sirystes is found across South America with a range covering SA the Guianas and ne Amazonian Brazil, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Todd’s Sirystes belong to?
The Todd’s Sirystes (Sirystes subcanescens) belongs to the Tyrannidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Todd’s Sirystes eat?
The Todd’s Sirystes is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Todd’s Sirystes migrate?
The Todd’s Sirystes is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Todd’s Sirystes 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 Todd’s Sirystes make?
1 real field recording of the Todd’s Sirystes — 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 Todd’s Sirystes's range?
The Todd’s Sirystes has a mapped global range of about 752,000 km².
Conservation
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