Acre Tody-Tyrant
Hemitriccus cohnhafti
The Acre Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus cohnhafti) is a legendary tyrant flycatcher found in 3 countries, weighing about 9 g. The Acre tody-tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.
About the Acre Tody-Tyrant
The Acre tody-tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.
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How to identify it
The Acre tody-tyrant is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long; one male weighed 9 g (0.32 oz). The sexes apparently have the same plumage. Adults have a greenish olive head and nape with darker streaks on the crown. They have tawny lores and a tawny wash on an otherwise greenish olive face. Their back and rump are greenish olive. Their wings are blackish with yellow outer edges and whitish inner edges on the flight feathers. Their wing coverts are black with yellowish tawny edges that show as two wing bars. Their tail feathers are blackish with dark green inner vanes. Voice: The Acre tody-tyrant's song is a trill of "tick" notes similar to songs of other Hemitriccus tody-tyrants though shorter and lower pitched. The trill usually does not have introductory notes. It also makes "single-note skep or keek calls...or lower frequency kup calls" and sometimes combines them.
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: February, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, with peak activity in July. It is a variable species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify an Acre Tody-Tyrant?
- The Acre tody-tyrant is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long; one male weighed 9 g (0.32 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is an Acre Tody-Tyrant?
- The Acre Tody-Tyrant is a tiny sized bird weighing about 9 g.
- Where can you see an Acre Tody-Tyrant?
- The Acre Tody-Tyrant occurs in 3 countries, including Brazil, Peru and Bolivia.
- What birds look similar to an Acre Tody-Tyrant?
- The Acre Tody-Tyrant is most easily confused with the Boat-billed Tody-Tyrant, the Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant and the Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant.
- Is the Acre Tody-Tyrant endangered?
- The Acre Tody-Tyrant is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.
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