Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Baird’s Flycatcher
Myiodynastes bairdii
Baird's Flycatcher (Myiodynastes bairdii) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Baird’s Flycatcher (Myiodynastes bairdii) is a member of the Tyrannidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 45 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 Myiodynastes
- Species bairdii
Quick facts
- Weight
- 45 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Vulnerable
Least Concern
Least Concern
Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Baird’s Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open woodland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Baird’s Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Baird’s Flycatcher (Myiodynastes bairdii) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA sw Ecuador, nw Peru.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 45 g, with a wing length of about 11.6 cm and a tail of around 9.4 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 96,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Baird’s Flycatcher?
The Baird’s Flycatcher is a small bird that weighs around 45 g.
Where does the Baird’s Flycatcher live?
The Baird’s Flycatcher is found across South America with a range covering SA sw Ecuador, nw Peru, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Baird’s Flycatcher belong to?
The Baird’s Flycatcher (Myiodynastes bairdii) belongs to the Tyrannidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Baird’s Flycatcher eat?
The Baird’s Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Baird’s Flycatcher migrate?
The Baird’s Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Baird’s Flycatcher 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 Baird’s Flycatcher make?
1 real field recording of the Baird’s Flycatcher — including its drumming — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Baird’s Flycatcher's range?
The Baird’s Flycatcher has a mapped global range of about 96,000 km².
Conservation
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