Buff-throated Purpletuft
Iodopleura pipra
The Buff-throated Purpletuft (Iodopleura pipra) is a rare tityras, becards, and alli found only in Brazil, weighing about 10 g. The buff-throated purpletuft is a small Endangered species of bird in the family Tityridae, the tityras, becards, and allies.
About the Buff-throated Purpletuft
The buff-throated purpletuft is a small Endangered species of bird in the family Tityridae, the tityras, becards, and allies. It is endemic to Brazil.
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How to identify it
The buff-throated purpletuft is 8.7 to 10.5 cm (3.4 to 4.1 in) long; two individuals weighed 9.6 and 10.5 g (0.34 and 0.37 oz). The sexes have almost the same plumage. They have long wings, a short tail, and a wide bill with a hooked tip. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a pale gray supercilium, a dusky line through the eye, and a broken white eye-ring on an otherwise gray face. Their crown is a darker gray than their face. Their upperparts are mostly gray with a white rump. Their wings are mostly dusky to blackish with dusky coverts. Their tail is dusky to blackish. Voice: The buff-throated purpletuft's song is an "extr. high weeh-zwee, 1st note slightly higher and longer".
Where it lives
When to see it
The Buff-throated Purpletuft can be seen all year round, with peak activity in October. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Buff-throated Purpletuft?
- The buff-throated purpletuft is 8.7 to 10.5 cm (3.4 to 4.1 in) long; two individuals weighed 9.6 and 10.5 g (0.34 and 0.37 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Buff-throated Purpletuft?
- The Buff-throated Purpletuft is a tiny sized bird weighing about 10 g.
- Where can you see a Buff-throated Purpletuft?
- The Buff-throated Purpletuft is endemic to Brazil, which is the only country where it occurs.
- What birds look similar to a Buff-throated Purpletuft?
- The Buff-throated Purpletuft is most easily confused with the Dusky Purpletuft and the White-browed Purpletuft.
- Is the Buff-throated Purpletuft endangered?
- The Buff-throated Purpletuft is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
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