# Sibilant Sirystes

*Sirystes sibilator*

Its genus name, Sirystes, comes from the Ancient Greek word for 'whistler', a nod to its piercing, sibilant vocalizations.

- **Taxonomy:** Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Tyrannidae › Sirystes
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** decreasing
- **Biome:** forest
- **Habitat:** Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests, woodland edges, and degraded former forests.
- **Diet:** Invertebrates, primarily flying insects, caterpillars, and spiders, occasionally supplemented by small berries.
- **Range:** Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
- **Size:** 18 to 19 cm in length, weighing approximately 25 to 30 grams
- **Lifespan:** 3 to 5 years
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Habitat fragmentation and deforestation driven by agricultural expansion and logging.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless. This bird poses no danger to humans. Observe quietly from a distance with binoculars to avoid disrupting its foraging or nesting behavior. If you encounter an injured individual, contact a local wildlife rehabilitation center.

## About

The sibilant sirystes ( Sirystes sibilator ) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It was formerly considered conspecific with the western sirystes, the white-rumped sirystes, and Todd's sirystes.

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/f47e6b48-54dd-4a28-9669-715ef468fa04
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/518172
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibilant_sirystes
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/509706586/medium.jpg (no rights reserved, CC0, via iNaturalist)

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