Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Ward’s Flycatcher
Pseudobias wardi
Ward's Flycatcher (Pseudobias wardi) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
The Ward’s Flycatcher (Pseudobias wardi) is a member of the Vangidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 12.7 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Vangidae Vangas & Allies
- Genus Pseudobias
- Species wardi
Quick facts
- Weight
- 12.7 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Vangidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Ward’s Flycatcher 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 Ward’s Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Ward’s Flycatcher (Pseudobias wardi) is a species of bird in the Vangidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Africa. Its distribution covers AF nw, e Madagascar.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 12.7 g, with a wing length of about 7.7 cm and a tail of around 6.3 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 172,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Ward’s Flycatcher?
The Ward’s Flycatcher is a very small bird that weighs around 12.7 g.
Where does the Ward’s Flycatcher live?
The Ward’s Flycatcher is found across Africa with a range covering AF nw, e Madagascar, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Ward’s Flycatcher belong to?
The Ward’s Flycatcher (Pseudobias wardi) belongs to the Vangidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Ward’s Flycatcher eat?
The Ward’s Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Ward’s Flycatcher migrate?
The Ward’s Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Ward’s Flycatcher endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Ward’s Flycatcher make?
1 real field recording of the Ward’s Flycatcher — 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 Ward’s Flycatcher's range?
The Ward’s Flycatcher has a mapped global range of about 172,000 km².
Conservation
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