Fulvous-crowned Scrub Tyrant
Euscarthmus meloryphus
The Fulvous-crowned Scrub Tyrant (Euscarthmus meloryphus) is a rare tyrant flycatcher found in 9 countries, weighing about 7 g. The fulvous-crowned scrub tyrant, or tawny-crowned pygmy-tyrant, is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.
About the Fulvous-crowned Scrub Tyrant
The fulvous-crowned scrub tyrant, or tawny-crowned pygmy-tyrant, is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
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How to identify it
The fulvous-crowned scrub tyrant is 9 to 12 cm (3.5 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 5 to 10 g (0.18 to 0.35 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a drab brownish crown with a weak crest and rufous central crown feathers that are somewhat hidden. They have dull buffy to whitish lores and an indistinct dull buffy to whitish eye-ring on an otherwise buffy brown face. Their upperparts are drab brownish. Their wings are dusky brown with rufous tips on the coverts and less distinct rufous edges on the flight feathers. Their tail is dusky. Voice: The fulvous-crowned scrub tyrant is a "distinctively noisy species...more likely to be heard than seen". Its "advertising song" is "a dry, scratchy, unmusical, ca. 1-second, plee-plit-irick endlessly repeated, sometimes with several introductory plee or chee oo notes before the staccato portion, and the first syllable grating".
What the Fulvous-crowned Scrub Tyrant sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
The Fulvous-crowned Scrub Tyrant 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 Fulvous-crowned Scrub Tyrant?
- The fulvous-crowned scrub tyrant is 9 to 12 cm (3.5 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 5 to 10 g (0.18 to 0.35 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Fulvous-crowned Scrub Tyrant?
- The Fulvous-crowned Scrub Tyrant is a tiny sized bird weighing about 7 g.
- Where can you see a Fulvous-crowned Scrub Tyrant?
- The Fulvous-crowned Scrub Tyrant occurs in 9 countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay and Venezuela.
- What does a Fulvous-crowned Scrub Tyrant sound like?
- You can listen to 3 field recordings of the Fulvous-crowned Scrub Tyrant on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
- What birds look similar to a Fulvous-crowned Scrub Tyrant?
- The Fulvous-crowned Scrub Tyrant is most easily confused with the Fulvous-faced Scrub Tyrant and the Rufous-sided Scrub Tyrant.
- Is the Fulvous-crowned Scrub Tyrant endangered?
- The Fulvous-crowned Scrub Tyrant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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