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title: "Piratic Flycatcher"
description: "Legatus leucophaius — Aves. The piratic flycatcher (Legatus leucophaius) is a passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/piratic-flycatcher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Piratic Flycatcher

> Legatus leucophaius — Aves. The piratic flycatcher (Legatus leucophaius) is a passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.

- Scientific name: *Legatus leucophaius*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2692
- Wikidata: [Q1093948](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1093948)
- iNaturalist taxon: [17312](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/17312)

## Names

- en: Piratic Flycatcher
- de: Legat
- es: Papamoscas Rayado Chico
- fr: Tyran pirate
- pl: Tyranopiracik

## Countries with the most observations

CR (461), BR (443), CO (352), PA (249), MX (236), AR (98), EC (86), GF (59), US (49), HN (48), PE (48), BZ (33)

## Summary

The piratic flycatcher (Legatus leucophaius) is a passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Mexico, in every Central American country except El Salvador, in Trinidad and Tobago, and in every mainland South American country except Chile, though in Uruguay only as a vagrant. It has also occurred several times as a vagrant in the southern United States.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piratic_flycatcher

## Photo

![Piratic Flycatcher](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/piratic-flycatcher/medium.jpg)

Photo: Luis Capeletti · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141019079

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/piratic-flycatcher?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).