Birds of Brazil

    PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura)  
Genus: Lessonia (1 species, 2 worldwide)


Austral Negrito
Austral Negrito (Lessonia rufa) Male
Torres del Paine, Magallanes, Chile  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

Austral Negrito
Austral Negrito (Lessonia rufa) Female
  The female Austral Negrito is lighther than the female Andean Negrito, and there is virtually no range overlap.
   
Photograph by Pablo Caceres Contreras     Copyright and usage info

Very similar to Andean Negrito, but usually found at lower altitudes (below 1000m).


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