Family Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Least Concern
Austral Negrito (Lessonia rufa)
Taxonomy
French: Lessonie noire German: Patagoniensporntyrann Spanish: Negrito austral
Other common names:
Patagonian Negrito
Taxonomy:
[Alauda] rufa
J. F. Gmelin
, 1789,Buenos Aires, Argentina
.Formerly treated as conspecific with L. oreas (see below). Monotypic.
Distribution:
C Chile (Coquimbo) and C Argentina (Mendoza, La Pampa) S to Tierra del Fuego. Winters N Chile, S Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, SE Brazil and Uruguay.
Descriptive notes
11·5–12·5 cm. Male is black with contrasting rufous-chestnut back; iris dark; bill short, black; legs black; hindclaw exceptionally long, like that... read more
Voice
Usually silent; alarm a repeated “tjit-tjit”, contact note a short twitter.
Habitat
Open areas with short grass, usually near marshes, coasts, lagoons and beaches; also pastures.... read more
Food and feeding
Small insects; a vagrant was observed feeding on acarids, springtails (probably Friesea grisea) and dipterans (Belgica... read more
Breeding
Breeds Sept–Nov in Chile (but Oct–Jan on Tierra del Fuego), Oct–Jan in Argentina and Dec in Bolivia; probably two broods... read more
Movements
Migrates N after breeding, dispersing along coasts and then spreading inland across lowlands;... read more
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened (Least Concern). Fairly common to locally abundant. Becoming increasingly common in S part of range. Occurs in all national parks along Patagonian... read more
Polish name
negrzyk patagoński
Source: Mielczarek, P. & M. Kuziemko. Wersja [data]. Kompletna lista ptaków świata. http://www.eko.uj.edu.pl/listaptakow/ passerines.html#Xolminii