Sooty Tyrannulet
Serpophaga nigricans
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,309
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The sooty tyrannulet (Serpophaga nigricans) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is small, usually weighing 9 grams with a length of 12 centimeters, and has gray or brownish-grey feathers with black tail feathers. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay; also southern Paraguay. A small extension of its range is in southeastern Bolivia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, and swamps.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Sooty tyrannulet”.