Austral negrito

Lessonia rufa

The austral negrito is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It breeds in Argentina and Chile, migrating north as far as Bolivia, southern Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It is a vagrant to the Falkland Islands and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands territory. It has also been seen in the South Shetland Islands.
Austral negrito (Lessonia rufa) Rio Maipo Estuary, Valparaiso, Chile. Feb 16, 2024 Austral negrito,Chile,Geotagged,Lessonia rufa,Summer

Food

Its natural habitats are freshwater lakes and saline marshes. It is primarily insectivorous but can eat algae. It hunts in grassland environments with short grass. It perches and moves throughout foliage such as shrubs in order to find prey.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTyrannidae
GenusLessonia
SpeciesL. rufa
Photographed in
Chile