Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Amazonian Black Tyrant

Knipolegus poecilocercus

The Amazonian Black Tyrant (Knipolegus poecilocercus) is a 14 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

14 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

6

Recorded in Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Guyana, Ecuador.

Where to see it: Hato El Cedral (acceso restringido) (Venezuela); Iwokrama River Lodge (Guyana); Kabalebo Nature Resort (Suriname); Brownsberg Nature Park (please use more precise location) (Suriname).

Photo: (c) David F. Belmonte, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist