Kaempfer's Tody-Tyrant
Hemitriccus kaempferi
The Kaempfer's Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus kaempferi) is a legendary tyrant flycatcher found only in Brazil, weighing about 9 g. Kaempfer's tody-tyrant is a rare species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.
About the Kaempfer's Tody-Tyrant
Kaempfer's tody-tyrant is a rare species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is native to the Serra do Mar coastal forests.
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How to identify it
Kaempfer's tody-tyrant is about 10 cm (3.9 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a buffy olive crown and buffy face, sometimes with some rufous. Their back and rump are dark olive. Their wings are dark olive with wide pale yellow or greenish yellow outer webs on the innermost secondaries. Their wing coverts have buffish yellow-olive tips that show as two wing bars. Their tail is dusky olive with pale tips on the outer feathers. Their throat is yellow to buff and their breast is dull ochraceous buff with a greenish olive wash. Voice: The primary vocalization of Kaempfer's tody-tyrant is a "high-pitched, nasal, strident and raspy 'kuı´t-kuı´t' or 'kwit-kwit', sometimes given as 'kwit kwit-kwit kwit-kwit-kwit-kwit' ".
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, 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 Kaempfer's Tody-Tyrant?
- Kaempfer's tody-tyrant is about 10 cm (3.9 in) long. Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Kaempfer's Tody-Tyrant?
- The Kaempfer's Tody-Tyrant is a tiny sized bird weighing about 9 g.
- Where can you see a Kaempfer's Tody-Tyrant?
- The Kaempfer's Tody-Tyrant is endemic to Brazil, which is the only country where it occurs.
- What birds look similar to a Kaempfer's Tody-Tyrant?
- The Kaempfer's Tody-Tyrant is most easily confused with the Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant, the Yungas Tody-Tyrant and the Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant.
- Is the Kaempfer's Tody-Tyrant endangered?
- The Kaempfer's Tody-Tyrant is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
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