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Least Concern

Pale Baywing

Agelaioides fringillarius

Pale Baywing (Agelaioides fringillarius) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.

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The Pale Baywing (Agelaioides fringillarius) is a member of the Icteridae family found in South America. Adults weigh 45.2 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

LC Least Concern

Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.

Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Passeriformes
  3. Family Icteridae Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds
  4. Genus Agelaioides
  5. Species fringillarius

Where it lives

Northeastern Brazil

Quick facts

Weight
45.2 g
Diet
Omnivores
Family
Icteridae
Habitat
Woodland

How to identify

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Biology & behaviour

Diet

The Pale Baywing is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.

Behaviour

A bird of semi-open forest, it forages mainly on the ground.

Migration

The Pale Baywing is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

The Pale Baywing (Agelaioides fringillarius) is a species of bird in the Icteridae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA ne Brazil.

It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 45.2 g, with a wing length of about 8.8 cm and a tail of around 6.7 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 million km².

Songs & calls

Pale Baywing — Call, song

Recorded by Mateus Gonçalves Santos Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How big is the Pale Baywing?

The Pale Baywing is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 45.2 g.

Where does the Pale Baywing live?

The Pale Baywing is found across South America with a range covering SA ne Brazil, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.

What family does the Pale Baywing belong to?

The Pale Baywing (Agelaioides fringillarius) belongs to the Icteridae family, in the order Passeriformes.

What does the Pale Baywing eat?

The Pale Baywing is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.

Does the Pale Baywing migrate?

The Pale Baywing is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

Is the Pale Baywing 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 Pale Baywing make?

1 real field recording of the Pale Baywing — 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 Pale Baywing's range?

The Pale Baywing has a mapped global range of about 1 million km².

Conservation

Least Concern

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