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The black-chested tyrant is about 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighs about 8 to 10.5 g (0.28 to 0.37 oz). Adult males have a mostly rufous-chestnut head with a long black crest. Their back, rump, uppertail coverts, and tail are black. Their wings are black with yellow bases on most of the flight feathers. Their breast has a wide dark gray to black band that meets the black of the back. Their belly is pale gray that becomes lighter by the vent area and has a greenish yellow tinge on the flanks and undertail coverts. Adult females have a duller rufous head and shorter black crest than males.
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When to see the Black-chested Tyrant
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Black-chested Tyrant
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Black-chested Tyrant
The black-chested tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Brazil, Suriname, and Venezuela.
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Easily confused with
Bahia TyrannuletPhylloscartes beckeriThe Bahia tyrannulet is about 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighs 7.5 to 9 g (0.26 to 0.32 oz).
Minas Gerais TyrannuletPhylloscartes roquetteiThe Minas Gerais tyrannulet is about 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighs about 8 g (0.28 oz).
Golden-browed Chat-TyrantSilvicultrix pulchellaThe golden-browed chat-tyrant is 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long.
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