Austral Negrito (Lessonia rufa)

Other Names (World)
Austral Negrito, Patagonian Negrito, Rufous-backed Negrito, Southern Rufous-backed Negrito

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
11.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gmelin, 1789)

Habitat
Inland wetlands, temperate grassland. From sea-level - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Paraguay, Uruguay (NB).

Vagrant to Antarctica.

Breeds from central Chile and central Argentina south to Tierra del Fuego. Winters northern Chile, southern and eastern Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, south-eastern Brazil and Uruguay.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (9)...)

Austral Negrito (Lessonia rufa) [XC90645]
by Andrew Spencer from Porvenir, Tierra del Fuego, XII Region, Chile (call)

Austral Negrito (Lessonia rufa) [XC415902]
by Bobby Wilcox from Laguna LA4, Meseta Buenos Aires, Santa Cruz, Argentina (begging call, call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Genus considered closely related to Knipolegus and allies on basis of external and internal morphology. Formerly treated as conspecific with Andean Negrito (Lessonia oreas).

References
See References.

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