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The Fiscal flycatcher (Sigelus silens) is a bird found in South Africa. Open woods and gardens in southern Africa. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and nectar. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Fiscal flycatcher lives

Open woods and gardens in southern Africa.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs80%
• 🍎 Fruit10%
• 🌸 Nectar10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Fiscal flycatcher

Recorded by Dawie de Swardt (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC802626. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Fiscal flycatcher

Where does the Fiscal flycatcher live?

The Fiscal flycatcher lives in South Africa. Open woods and gardens in southern Africa.

What does the Fiscal flycatcher eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 80%), fruit (about 10%), nectar (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Fiscal flycatcher endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Africa

• African paradise flycatcher
• Lesser striped swallow
• Black-headed oriole
• Emerald-spotted wood dove
• Large rock martin
• Spur-winged goose

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.