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Least Concern

Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant

Muscisaxicola rufivertex

Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant (Muscisaxicola rufivertex) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.

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The Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant (Muscisaxicola rufivertex) is a member of the Tyrannidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 20 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 Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
  4. Genus Muscisaxicola
  5. Species rufivertex

Where it lives

Peru to central Chile and western Argentina

Quick facts

Weight
20 g
Family
Tyrannidae

How to identify

Similar birds

Biology & behaviour

Diet

The Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.

Behaviour

A bird of open grassland, it forages mainly on the ground.

Migration

The Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.

The Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant (Muscisaxicola rufivertex) belongs to the Tyrannidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA Peru to c Chile and w Argentina.

It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 20 g, with a wing length of about 10.5 cm and a tail of around 7.1 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 696,000 km².

Songs & calls

Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant — Call

Recorded by Israel Aragon Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.5

Frequently asked questions

How big is the Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant?

The Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant is a small bird that weighs around 20 g.

Where does the Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant live?

The Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant is found across South America with a range covering SA Peru to c Chile and w Argentina, where it favours open grassland, scrub and lightly vegetated country.

What family does the Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant belong to?

The Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant (Muscisaxicola rufivertex) belongs to the Tyrannidae family, in the order Passeriformes.

What does the Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant eat?

The Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.

Does the Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant migrate?

The Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.

Is the Rufous-naped Ground 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 Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant make?

1 real field recording of the Rufous-naped Ground 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 Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant's range?

The Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant has a mapped global range of about 696,000 km².

Conservation

Least Concern

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