About the Crested Doradito
The crested doradito is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela, possibly in French Guiana, and as a vagrant to Trinidad.
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The crested doradito is 10 to 11 cm (3.9 to 4.3 in) long and weighs 6 to 9.9 g (0.21 to 0.35 oz). Both sexes have a shaggy crest. Adult males have a mostly pale olive head, upperparts, and tail. Their crown is blackish with yellowish white edges on the feathers and a partially hidden yellow stripe in the middle. Their cheeks are dusky, and their back has subtle dusky streaks. Their wings are pale olive with dull whitish edges on the flight feathers and wing coverts; the last show as two wing bars. Their throat and underparts are bright yellow. Voice: As of late 2024 xeno-canto had no recordings of crested doradito vocalizations from Venezuela or Guayana. In the south the species' song is a "very high, liquid 'wic-wic-wic- -" and its call a "mellow wik wik". On Trinidad its song has been described as "a squeaky tsik-tsik-tsee-lee" and its call "a high, thin, soft sik".
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in French Guiana, Venezuela.
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Subtropical DoraditoPseudocolopteryx acutipennisThe subtropical doradito is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 7 to 10 g (0.25 to 0.35 oz).
Ticking DoraditoPseudocolopteryx citreolaThe ticking doradito is about 12.5 cm (4.9 in) long and weighs 7.5 to 10 g (0.26 to 0.35 oz).
Dinelli's DoraditoPseudocolopteryx dinellianaDinelli's doradito is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long.
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