Black-backed water tyrant facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Black-backed water tyrant
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Genus:	Fluvicola
Species:	albiventer

The black-backed water tyrant (Fluvicola albiventer) is a cool bird that belongs to a group called tyrant flycatchers. These birds are known for catching insects while flying. This specific tyrant is one of three types in its genus, Fluvicola.

You can find this bird in South America. It lives in places like central and northeastern Brazil, and also further south in Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina, and Uruguay. It's also seen in eastern Peru. It loves to live in swamps, which are wet, marshy areas.

This bird is a medium-sized flycatcher. It's easy to spot because it has bright white and black feathers, making it look very striking!

Where Does the Black-backed Water Tyrant Live?

The black-backed water tyrant lives in many parts of South America. It is a resident breeder in the southeastern Amazon Basin. This means it lives and raises its young there all year round.

Its Home Across South America

From the Amazon, its home stretches east through a dry area called the Caatinga all the way to the coast of Brazil. It also lives inland, going south through a grassland area called the Cerrado.

You can find it in eastern Bolivia, central and western Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Its range ends near the Atlantic Ocean coast, reaching into southern Uruguay.

Traveling Birds: Non-Breeders in Peru and Bolivia

In the southwestern Amazon Basin, especially in eastern Peru and northern Bolivia, the black-backed water tyrant is a migrating non-breeder. This means these birds visit these areas but do not raise their young there.

In Peru, the Ucayali River is the western edge of where it lives. Near the Amazon River's mouth in the northeast, the bird can be found in the southern parts of Brazil's Amapá state.

Images for kids

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  A black-backed water tyrant perching at Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve, Argentina.