Photo: Ana Agreda, Aves y Conservación / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Slaty-capped Flycatcher
Leptopogon superciliaris
Slaty-capped Flycatcher (Leptopogon superciliaris) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Slaty-capped Flycatcher (Leptopogon superciliaris) is a member of the Tyrannidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 11.7 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 Leptopogon
- Species superciliaris
Where it lives
Costa Rica to northern Venezuela and northern Bolivia
Quick facts
- Weight
- 11.7 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Slaty-capped Flycatcher 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 Slaty-capped Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Slaty-capped Flycatcher (Leptopogon superciliaris) is a member of the Tyrannidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA Costa Rica to n Venezuela and n Bolivia.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 11.7 g, with a wing length of about 6.5 cm and a tail of around 6 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 474,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Slaty-capped Flycatcher?
The Slaty-capped Flycatcher is a very small bird that weighs around 11.7 g.
Where does the Slaty-capped Flycatcher live?
The Slaty-capped Flycatcher is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA Costa Rica to n Venezuela and n Bolivia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Slaty-capped Flycatcher belong to?
The Slaty-capped Flycatcher (Leptopogon superciliaris) belongs to the Tyrannidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Slaty-capped Flycatcher eat?
The Slaty-capped Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Slaty-capped Flycatcher migrate?
The Slaty-capped Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Slaty-capped 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 Slaty-capped Flycatcher make?
1 real field recording of the Slaty-capped Flycatcher — 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 Slaty-capped Flycatcher's range?
The Slaty-capped Flycatcher has a mapped global range of about 474,000 km².
Conservation
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