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Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher

Poecilotriccus calopterus

Least ConcernInvertebratesForestTiny · 8 g

About the Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher

The golden-winged tody-flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

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The golden-winged tody-flycatcher is about 9.5 cm (3.7 in) long and weighs about 6 g (0.21 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a mostly black head with a white throat. Their back, rump, and uppertail coverts are olive green. Their wings are black with yellowish white edges on the inner flight feathers. Their lesser wing coverts are chestnut and the median coverts bright yellow; the former show on the shoulder and the latter show as two wing bars. Their tail is black. Their breast and belly are bright yellow. They have a brown iris, a black bill, and blue-gray legs and feet. Voice: The golden-winged tody-flycatcher's call is distinctive, "a dry, gravelly, almost sputtering 'dre'd'd'd'deu' or 'p-drrrew' " that is often quickly repeated several times. Sometimes both members of a pair vocalize in duet.

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What the Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher sounds like

Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where the Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher lives

Regular range

When to see the Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher

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

Easily confused with

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