Chico's Tyrannulet

Zimmerius chicomendesi

Near Threatened · IUCN Red List

NTNear ThreatenedEndemicFruitTiny · 6 g

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Chico's tyrannulet is about 10 cm (3.9 in) long; one male weighed 5.5 g (0.19 oz). The sexes have the same plumage; males are larger than females. Adults have an olive-green crown, back, and rump. Their face is slightly paler and more green. Their wings are dull blackish with a faint olive cast. The wing coverts have yellow edges and the secondaries and outer primaries have thinner yellow edges. Their tail is dull blackish with a faint olive cast. Their throat is pale green, their breast green washed with yellow, and their belly and undertail coverts bright yellow. Voice: Chico's tyrannulet has at least four vocalizations, all made by both sexes, though recordings are sparse. The most commonly heard is a call, "a distinctly double-noted 'tweep-tweep' (occasionally single- or triple-noted), with variants and different inflections". What is thought to be its dawn song is a single "tweep" note repeated at intervals of three to five seconds.

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When to see the Chico's Tyrannulet

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Where to see the Chico's Tyrannulet

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About the Chico's Tyrannulet

Chico's tyrannulet is a Near Threatened species of passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is endemic to the area of Rio Madeirinha in Brazil.

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