Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Velvety Black Tyrant

Knipolegus nigerrimus

The Velvety Black Tyrant (Knipolegus nigerrimus) is a 20 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. Some populations migrate.

Family

Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

20 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

1

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