About the Lulu's Tody-Flycatcher
Lulu's tody-flycatcher, also known as Johnson's tody-flycatcher, is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is endemic to Peru.
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Lulu's tody-flycatcher is about 9.5 cm (3.7 in) long and weighs about 7.3 g (0.26 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a mostly pale rufous or cinnamon head and throat with a gray band across the nape that thins as it passes forward under the ear coverts. Their back, rump, and uppertail coverts are yellowish olive green. Their wings are black with yellow or yellowish olive green edges on the flight feathers and buff or buff yellow tips on the coverts; the latter show as two thin wing bars. Voice: The song of Lulu's tody-flycatcher is "a descending, whinnying chatter: djee-djee'trrrrr" and its calls are "a rising, staccato rattle: trr'rr'rr; also a quiet, froglike prrp".
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Where the Lulu's Tody-Flycatcher lives
When to see the Lulu's Tody-Flycatcher
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Smoky-fronted Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus fumifronsThe smoky-fronted tody-flycatcher is about 9 cm (3.5 in) long and weighs 6 to 7.2 g (0.21 to 0.25 oz).
White-cheeked Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus albifaciesThe white-cheeked tody-flycatcher is about 9.5 cm (3.7 in) long and weighs about 8 g (0.28 oz).
Black-and-white Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus capitalisThe black-and-white tody-flycatcher is about 9 to 9.5 cm (3.5 to 3.7 in) long and weighs 5.6 to 8 g (0.20 to 0.28 oz).
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