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The ashy-headed tyrannulet is about 10 to 11 cm (3.9 to 4.3 in) long and weighs about 10 g (0.35 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a slaty blue-gray crown. Their nape, back, and rump are bright olive. They have white lores and eyering. They have a thin dark line through the eye and a yellowish cheek with a black crescent behind it and yellow behind the crescent. Their wings are dusky with two yellow bars and edges of the inner flight feathers. Their tail is dusky olive. Voice: The ashy-headed tyrannulet's song is a "iercing and far-carrying, a high-pitched note followed by descending trill, 'sweeeee, see-ee-ee-ee-eew' ". Its call is "a gruff pit-tuck".
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About the Ashy-headed Tyrannulet
The ashy-headed tyrannulet is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
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Easily confused with
Black-capped TyrannuletTyranniscus nigrocapillusThe black-capped tyrannulet is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.
Tawny-rumped TyrannuletTyranniscus uropygialisThe tawny-rumped tyrannulet is about 10 to 11.5 cm (3.9 to 4.5 in) long and weighs about 8 to 9 g (0.28 to 0.32 oz).
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