Boat-billed Tody-Tyrant
Hemitriccus josephinae
The Boat-billed Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus josephinae) is a legendary tyrant flycatcher found in 4 countries, weighing about 11 g. The boat-billed tody-tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.
About the Boat-billed Tody-Tyrant
The boat-billed tody-tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname.
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How to identify it
The boat-billed tody-tyrant is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long and weighs 10.2 to 10.5 g (0.36 to 0.37 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a dull olive crown and nape. They have pale gray lores and ear coverts on an otherwise olive face. Their back and rump are dull olive. Their wings are plain olive and their tail dusky brownish olive. Their throat is dingy grayish white, their breast and belly pale yellow, and their crissum buffy. They have a reddish brown iris and light gray legs and feet. Their bill has a wide base; it is gray with a pale base to the mandible. Voice: What could be either the song or call of the boat-billed tody-tyrant is a "high, falling, slightly nasal 'pic-pic---' ". It also makes pic notes singly, a rising and falling series of about five pic notes, and "a rapid swelling and then descending series of 7-15 quick pic notes".
What the Boat-billed Tody-Tyrant sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, with peak activity in July. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Boat-billed Tody-Tyrant?
- The boat-billed tody-tyrant is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long and weighs 10.2 to 10.5 g (0.36 to 0.37 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Boat-billed Tody-Tyrant?
- The Boat-billed Tody-Tyrant is a tiny sized bird weighing about 11 g.
- Where can you see a Boat-billed Tody-Tyrant?
- The Boat-billed Tody-Tyrant occurs in 4 countries, including Brazil, Suriname, French Guiana and Guyana.
- What does a Boat-billed Tody-Tyrant sound like?
- You can listen to 2 field recordings of the Boat-billed Tody-Tyrant on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
- What birds look similar to a Boat-billed Tody-Tyrant?
- The Boat-billed Tody-Tyrant is most easily confused with the Acre Tody-Tyrant, the Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant and the Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant.
- Is the Boat-billed Tody-Tyrant endangered?
- The Boat-billed Tody-Tyrant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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