About the Common Tody-Flycatcher
The common tody-flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Mexico, in every Central American country, and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.
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The common tody-flycatcher is a tiny, big-headed bird, 8.8 to 10.2 cm (3.5 to 4.0 in) long, weighing 4 to 8 g (0.14 to 0.28 oz), and with a long, flattened, straight bill. Adult males of the nominate subspecies T. c. cinereum have a glossy black forecrown and a slate-gray hindcrown and nape. Their lores and the area around their eyes are glossy black. Their upper back is slate-gray that becomes dark olive all the way to the uppertail coverts. Their wings are black with yellow edges on the flight feathers and yellow edges and tips on the coverts; the last show as two wing bars.
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What the Common Tody-Flycatcher sounds like
Where the Common Tody-Flycatcher lives
When to see the Common Tody-Flycatcher
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Yellow-lored Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum poliocephalumThe yellow-lored tody-flycatcher is 8.8 to 10.2 cm (3.5 to 4.0 in) long and weighs about 5 to 6 g (0.18 to 0.21 oz).
Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigricepsThe black-headed tody flycatcher is a small bird with a glossy black head and a white throat.
Spotted Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum maculatumThe spotted tody-flycatcher is 8.9 to 10.2 cm (3.5 to 4.0 in) long and weighs 6.4 to 8.3 g (0.23 to 0.29 oz).
Side by side: Boat-billed Flycatcher vs Common Tody-Flycatcher
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