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The eared pygmy tyrant is about 7 to 9 cm (2.8 to 3.5 in) long and weighs about 5 g (0.18 oz). It is a very small, large-headed bird with a dramatic facial pattern. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a buffish cinnamon area surrounding the eye, whitish ear coverts with a black crescent behind them, and a black patch below the eye. Their crown is bright olive with a brown tinge, their nape and neck gray, and their back and rump bright olive. Voice: The eared pygmy tyrant's song is a "very high, short, clear trill, often preceded by lower, short 'wit', together as 'wit-trruh' ". Its call is "high, stressed 'pic' notes".
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When to see the Eared Pygmy Tyrant
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Eared Pygmy Tyrant
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Eared Pygmy Tyrant
The eared pygmy tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
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Easily confused with
Black-capped Pygmy TyrantMyiornis atricapillusThe black-capped pygmy tyrant is 6 to 8 cm (2.4 to 3.1 in) long; three individuals weighed 5.5 to 6 g (0.19 to 0.21 oz).
Short-tailed Pygmy TyrantMyiornis ecaudatusThe short-tailed pygmy tyrant is 6 to 7 cm (2.4 to 2.8 in) long and weighs about 4.2 g (0.15 oz).
White-bellied Pygmy TyrantMyiornis albiventrisThe white-bellied pygmy tyrant is about 7 cm (2.8 in) long and weighs about 5 to 6 g (0.18 to 0.21 oz).
Side by side: Eared Pygmy Tyrant vs Fuscous Flycatcher · Black-capped Pygmy Tyrant vs Eared Pygmy Tyrant · Eared Pygmy Tyrant vs Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant
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