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Piratic Flycatcher
Legatus leucophaius
Piratic Flycatcher (Legatus leucophaius) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Piratic Flycatcher (Legatus leucophaius) is a member of the Tyrannidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 22.2 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 Legatus
- Species leucophaius
Quick facts
- Weight
- 22.2 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Piratic Flycatcher is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Piratic Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Piratic Flycatcher (Legatus leucophaius) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA widespread.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 22.2 g, with a wing length of about 7.9 cm and a tail of around 5.5 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 11.4 million km² — a very large global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Piratic Flycatcher?
The Piratic Flycatcher is a small bird that weighs around 22.2 g.
Where does the Piratic Flycatcher live?
The Piratic Flycatcher is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA widespread, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Piratic Flycatcher belong to?
The Piratic Flycatcher (Legatus leucophaius) belongs to the Tyrannidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Piratic Flycatcher eat?
The Piratic Flycatcher is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Piratic Flycatcher migrate?
The Piratic Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Piratic 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 Piratic Flycatcher make?
1 real field recording of the Piratic Flycatcher — 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 Piratic Flycatcher's range?
The Piratic Flycatcher has a mapped global range of about 11.4 million km².
Conservation
Every bird benefits from bird-safe windows, native plants, and keeping cats indoors. Small changes at home add up to real protection.
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