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Jelski’s Chat-Tyrant
Silvicultrix jelskii
Jelski's Chat-Tyrant (Silvicultrix jelskii) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Jelski’s Chat-Tyrant (Silvicultrix jelskii) is a member of the Tyrannidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 11.6 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 Silvicultrix
- Species jelskii
Quick facts
- Weight
- 11.6 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Vulnerable
Least Concern
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Jelski’s Chat-Tyrant 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 Jelski’s Chat-Tyrant is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Jelski’s Chat-Tyrant (Silvicultrix jelskii) belongs to the Tyrannidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA sw Ecuador, nw Peru.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 11.6 g, with a wing length of about 6.6 cm and a tail of around 5.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 74,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Jelski’s Chat-Tyrant?
The Jelski’s Chat-Tyrant is a very small bird that weighs around 11.6 g.
Where does the Jelski’s Chat-Tyrant live?
The Jelski’s Chat-Tyrant 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 Jelski’s Chat-Tyrant belong to?
The Jelski’s Chat-Tyrant (Silvicultrix jelskii) belongs to the Tyrannidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Jelski’s Chat-Tyrant eat?
The Jelski’s Chat-Tyrant is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Jelski’s Chat-Tyrant migrate?
The Jelski’s Chat-Tyrant is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Jelski’s Chat-Tyrant 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 Jelski’s Chat-Tyrant make?
1 real field recording of the Jelski’s Chat-Tyrant — 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 Jelski’s Chat-Tyrant's range?
The Jelski’s Chat-Tyrant has a mapped global range of about 74,000 km².
Conservation
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