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Chat Flycatcher
Agricola infuscatus
Chat Flycatcher (Agricola infuscatus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
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The Chat Flycatcher (Agricola infuscatus) is a member of the Muscicapidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 32.4 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 Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
- Genus Agricola
- Species infuscatus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 32.4 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Grassland & open country
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Chat Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of open grassland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Chat Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Chat Flycatcher (Agricola infuscatus) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Africa. Its distribution covers AF s.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 32.4 g, with a wing length of about 10.5 cm and a tail of around 7.9 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 1.4 million km².
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Chat Flycatcher?
The Chat Flycatcher is a small bird that weighs around 32.4 g.
Where does the Chat Flycatcher live?
The Chat Flycatcher is found across Africa with a range covering AF s, where it favours open grassland, scrub and lightly vegetated country.
What family does the Chat Flycatcher belong to?
The Chat Flycatcher (Agricola infuscatus) belongs to the Muscicapidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Chat Flycatcher eat?
The Chat Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Chat Flycatcher migrate?
The Chat Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Chat 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.
How large is the Chat Flycatcher's range?
The Chat Flycatcher has a mapped global range of about 1.4 million km².
Conservation
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