About the Black-capped Pygmy Tyrant
The black-capped pygmy tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama.
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The black-capped pygmy tyrant is 6 to 8 cm (2.4 to 3.1 in) long; three individuals weighed 5.5 to 6 g (0.19 to 0.21 oz). It is the smallest passerine in Central America and among the smallest on Earth. Adult males have a black crown that fades to slate gray at its rear and on the nape. They have white lores that continue to a white eye-ring and a black spot by the eye on an otherwise slate gray face. Their back, rump, and uppertail coverts are bright olive green. Their greater and median wing coverts are slate black with olive green tips and their lesser wing coverts are bright olive green. Voice: The black-capped pygmy tyrant's vocalizations are high pitched and similar to calls made by insects and frogs. What is thought to be its song is a "'crreek' or 'tstrreep' " that is often given singly but also in a series. Other vocalizations include "a sharp, reedy tseep or keep which rises in inflection" and a "tsrit" that sounds like a warbler or cricket.
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What the Black-capped Pygmy Tyrant sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in March · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Short-tailed Pygmy TyrantMyiornis ecaudatusThe short-tailed pygmy tyrant is 6 to 7 cm (2.4 to 2.8 in) long and weighs about 4.2 g (0.15 oz).
Eared Pygmy TyrantMyiornis auricularisThe eared pygmy tyrant is about 7 to 9 cm (2.8 to 3.5 in) long and weighs about 5 g (0.18 oz).
White-bellied Pygmy TyrantMyiornis albiventrisThe white-bellied pygmy tyrant is about 7 cm (2.8 in) long and weighs about 5 to 6 g (0.18 to 0.21 oz).
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