Black-throated Tody-Tyrant
Hemitriccus granadensis
The Black-throated Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus granadensis) is a rare tyrant flycatcher found in 5 countries, weighing about 8 g. The black-throated tody-tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.
About the Black-throated Tody-Tyrant
The black-throated tody-tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
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How to identify it
The black-throated tody-tyrant is 8.5 to 11 cm (3.3 to 4.3 in) long and weighs 6.5 to 8.5 g (0.23 to 0.30 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies H. g. granadensis have a dark olive crown. Their lores and wide eye-ring are whitish and their ear coverts grayish olive. Their back and rump are dark olive. Their wings are dark olive with indistinct yellow edges on the coverts. Their tail is dark dusky olive. Their upper throat and lower cheeks are sooty black and their lower throat whitish with grayish edges. Voice: As of early 2025 xeno-canto had many recordings of black-throated tody-tyrant vocalizations from Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru but only one from Bolivia and none from Venezuela. The nominate subspecies gives a "short rattling trill, 'ti-ti-r-r-r-r-r-r'" or a "fast trill". Other calls include "a gravelly 'dut't't, dut't't', a nasal 'tip-buuuuu' and sharp 'pik, peet, peet' ".
What the Black-throated Tody-Tyrant sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
The Black-throated Tody-Tyrant can be seen all year round, with peak activity in February. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Black-throated Tody-Tyrant?
- The black-throated tody-tyrant is 8.5 to 11 cm (3.3 to 4.3 in) long and weighs 6.5 to 8.5 g (0.23 to 0.30 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Black-throated Tody-Tyrant?
- The Black-throated Tody-Tyrant is a tiny sized bird weighing about 8 g.
- Where can you see a Black-throated Tody-Tyrant?
- The Black-throated Tody-Tyrant occurs in 5 countries, including Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela and Bolivia.
- What does a Black-throated Tody-Tyrant sound like?
- You can listen to 3 field recordings of the Black-throated Tody-Tyrant on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
- What birds look similar to a Black-throated Tody-Tyrant?
- The Black-throated Tody-Tyrant is most easily confused with the Drab-breasted Bamboo Tyrant, the Hangnest Tody-Tyrant and the Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant.
- Is the Black-throated Tody-Tyrant endangered?
- The Black-throated Tody-Tyrant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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