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Black-backed Water-tyrant

Fluvicola albiventer

Least Concern
Envergadura
13,7 cm
Peso
11,5 g
Família
Tyrannidae
Ordem
Passeriformes

Sobre

The Black-backed Water-tyrant is a small, attractive flycatcher of the riverbanks, lakeshores, and wetland margins of eastern Bolivia, southern Brazil, and northern Argentina. It has a white body with a bold black back and wings, and perches conspicuously on rocks and vegetation at the water's edge. It sallies out to catch insects over water.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergadura 13,7 cm 5.4 in
Peso 11,5 g 0.41 oz

Habitat & Range

Estado de conservação

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Nest type: SP. Incubation: 12-14 days. Fledging: 10-15 days.

Tamanho da postura

2-3

Taxonomia

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Ordem Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Família Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
Genus Fluvicola
Espécies Fluvicola albiventer

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Perguntas frequentes

Is the Black-backed Water-tyrant endangered?
The Black-backed Water-tyrant has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Black-backed Water-tyrant nest?
Nest type: SP. Incubation: 12-14 days. Fledging: 10-15 days.
How big is the Black-backed Water-tyrant?
The Black-backed Water-tyrant has a wingspan of 13.7 cm, weight of 11.5 g.
What order and family does the Black-backed Water-tyrant belong to?
The Black-backed Water-tyrant (Fluvicola albiventer) belongs to the order Passeriformes and the family Tyrannidae.

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