How do you identify a Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant?

The brown-breasted bamboo tyrant is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long and weighs 9 to 11 g (0.32 to 0.39 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant?

The Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant is a tiny sized bird weighing about 12 g.

Where can you see a Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant?

The Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant occurs in 2 countries, including Brazil.

What birds look similar to a Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant?

The Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant is most easily confused with the Fork-tailed Tody-Tyrant, the Johannes's Tody-Tyrant and the Flammulated Bamboo Tyrant.

Is the Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant endangered?

The Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant

Hemitriccus obsoletus

Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant (Hemitriccus obsoletus) is a rare tyrant flycatcher found in 2 countries, weighing about 12 g. The brown-breasted bamboo tyrant or brown-breasted pygmy-tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.

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Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant (Hemitriccus obsoletus), photo 1 — Photo: Bruno Luka de Souza Bambirra Silveira · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant

The brown-breasted bamboo tyrant or brown-breasted pygmy-tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina and Brazil.

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How to identify it

The brown-breasted bamboo tyrant is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long and weighs 9 to 11 g (0.32 to 0.39 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a plain brownish olive crown. They have a buffy spot above the lores and a pale buffy eye-ring on an otherwise brownish face. Their back and rump are plain brownish olive. Their wings are plain brownish olive and their tail is dusky. Their throat and breast are dingy buff with a faint buffy crescent between them. Their belly is buffy ochraceous and their crissum buffy with a yellow tinge. Subspecies H. o.

Where it lives

Brazil

Recorded as a rare visitor in Argentina.

When to see it

Best months: February, March, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in October. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant?: The brown-breasted bamboo tyrant is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long and weighs 9 to 11 g (0.32 to 0.39 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant?: The Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant is a tiny sized bird weighing about 12 g.
Where can you see a Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant?: The Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant occurs in 2 countries, including Brazil.
What birds look similar to a Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant?: The Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant is most easily confused with the Fork-tailed Tody-Tyrant, the Johannes's Tody-Tyrant and the Flammulated Bamboo Tyrant.
Is the Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant endangered?: The Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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