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Fulvous-faced Scrub Tyrant

Euscarthmus fulviceps

Least ConcernInvertebratesShrublandCup nestTiny · 7 g

About the Fulvous-faced Scrub Tyrant

The fulvous-faced scrub tyrant, or tawny-fronted pygmy-tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Ecuador, Peru, and possibly Colombia.

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The fulvous-faced scrub tyrant is 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 5.3 to 7.6 g (0.19 to 0.27 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a cinnamon brown crown with a weak crest and a small rufous central crown patch that is somewhat hidden. Their face is mostly fulvous. Their upperparts are cinnamon brown. Their wings are a slightly dusky cinnamon brown with buffy white tips on the coverts that show as two prominent wing bars. Their tail is also a slightly dusky cinnamon brown. Their throat is whitish and their breast pale cream that sometimes has a grayish olive wash. Voice: The fulvous-faced scrub tyrant's song has been described as "a repeated, fast 're-tr-tr-tr-tr-tr-trreétrrrt' " and its call as "an oft-repeated, fast, and explosive 'plee-titik' or 'plee-ti-re-tik' ".

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Where the Fulvous-faced Scrub Tyrant lives

Regular range

When to see the Fulvous-faced Scrub Tyrant

Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

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