Sooty Tyrannulet (Serpophaga nigricans)
About the Sooty Tyrannulet
The sooty tyrannulet (Serpophaga nigricans) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is small, usually weighing 9 grams with a length of 12 centimeters, and has gray or brownish-grey feathers with black tail feathers. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay; also southern Paraguay. A small extension of its range is in southeastern Bolivia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, and swamps.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 45 recordings for this species: 12 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- River TyrannuletSerpophaga hypoleucarecording
- Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinerearecording
- White-bellied TyrannuletSerpophaga mundarecording
- White-crested TyrannuletSerpophaga subcristatarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.