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Red-breasted Chat
Granatellus venustus
Red-breasted Chat (Granatellus venustus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Red-breasted Chat (Granatellus venustus) is a member of the Cardinalidae family found in Central America & Caribbean. Adults weigh 10.8 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 Cardinalidae Cardinals & Allies
- Genus Granatellus
- Species venustus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 10.8 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Cardinalidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Red-breasted Chat 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 Red-breasted Chat is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Red-breasted Chat (Granatellus venustus) is a species of bird in the Cardinalidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Central America & Caribbean. Its distribution covers MA Mexico.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 10.8 g, with a wing length of about 6.3 cm and a tail of around 7.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 172,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Red-breasted Chat?
The Red-breasted Chat is a very small bird that weighs around 10.8 g.
Where does the Red-breasted Chat live?
The Red-breasted Chat is found across Central America & Caribbean with a range covering MA Mexico, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Red-breasted Chat belong to?
The Red-breasted Chat (Granatellus venustus) belongs to the Cardinalidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Red-breasted Chat eat?
The Red-breasted Chat is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Red-breasted Chat migrate?
The Red-breasted Chat is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Red-breasted Chat 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 Red-breasted Chat make?
1 real field recording of the Red-breasted Chat — 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 Red-breasted Chat's range?
The Red-breasted Chat has a mapped global range of about 172,000 km².
Conservation
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