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Yellow-browed Tyrant
Satrapa icterophrys
Yellow-browed Tyrant (Satrapa icterophrys) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Yellow-browed Tyrant (Satrapa icterophrys) is a member of the Tyrannidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 21.5 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 Satrapa
- Species icterophrys
Where it lives
Northern Venezuela, northeastern Brazil to Bolivia, central Argentina and Uruguay
Quick facts
- Weight
- 21.5 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-browed Tyrant is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Yellow-browed Tyrant is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Yellow-browed Tyrant (Satrapa icterophrys) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA n Venezuela, ne Brazil to Bolivia, c Argentina and Uruguay.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 21.5 g, with a wing length of about 8.7 cm and a tail of around 6.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 6.6 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-browed Tyrant?
The Yellow-browed Tyrant is a small bird that weighs around 21.5 g.
Where does the Yellow-browed Tyrant live?
The Yellow-browed Tyrant is found across South America with a range covering SA n Venezuela, ne Brazil to Bolivia, c Argentina and Uruguay, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-browed Tyrant belong to?
The Yellow-browed Tyrant (Satrapa icterophrys) belongs to the Tyrannidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-browed Tyrant eat?
The Yellow-browed Tyrant is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Yellow-browed Tyrant migrate?
The Yellow-browed Tyrant is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Yellow-browed 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 Yellow-browed Tyrant make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-browed 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 Yellow-browed Tyrant's range?
The Yellow-browed Tyrant has a mapped global range of about 6.6 million km².
Conservation
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