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The brown-capped tyrannulet is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela and reported for the first time in Nicaragua in 2011.
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The brown-capped tyrannulet is about 8 cm (3.1 in) long and weighs about 7 to 8 g (0.25 to 0.28 oz). It is a small flycatcher with a pointed bill. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a brownish olive to dark brown crown with a white forehead, lores, and supercilium on an otherwise olive face. Their upperparts are olive. Their wings and tail are dusky olive. Their underparts are bright yellow with faint olive streaks on the breast and flanks. Both sexes have a brown iris, a black bill with an arched maxilla, and dark gray legs and feet. Voice: The brown-capped tyrannulet's primary vocalization is a "eries of 4–6 high metallic or piping whistles, each slightly downward-slurred, slight pause after first note, 'pee, pey-pey-pew' ". It also makes a "single high-pitched 'peeep' ".
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What the Brown-capped Tyrannulet sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in January · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
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