Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Austral Negrito

Lessonia rufa

The Austral Negrito (Lessonia rufa) is a 13 g wetland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It migrates.

Family

Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

13 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Migrant

Countries recorded

4

Recorded in Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil.

Where to see it: SN Humedal Río Maipo · Desembocadura (Chile); Estero Mantagua (Chile); SN Laguna Batuco (Chile); Reserva Natural Playa Penino (Uruguay); (IBA) Esteros del Arroyo Maldonado · Área general (Uruguay).

Photo: (c) Nicolas Olejnik, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Nicolas Olejnik via iNaturalist