How do you identify a Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant?

Pelzeln's tody-tyrant is about 9 cm (3.5 in) long and weighs 7.7 to 9 g (0.27 to 0.32 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant?

The Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant is a tiny sized bird weighing about 8 g.

Where can you see a Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant?

The Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant occurs in 2 countries, including Brazil and Guyana.

What birds look similar to a Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant?

The Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant is most easily confused with the Acre Tody-Tyrant, the Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant and the Yungas Tody-Tyrant.

Is the Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant endangered?

The Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant

Hemitriccus inornatus

Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus inornatus) is a legendary tyrant flycatcher found in 2 countries, weighing about 8 g. Pelzeln's tody-tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.

Least ConcernLegendaryEats invertebratesforest8 g

About the Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant

Pelzeln's tody-tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Brazil, Suriname, and Venezuela.

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How to identify it

Pelzeln's tody-tyrant is about 9 cm (3.5 in) long and weighs 7.7 to 9 g (0.27 to 0.32 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a brownish olive crown. Their lores and a thin eye-ring are whitish on an otherwise brownish olive face. Their back and rump are brownish olive. Their wings are dusky olive-brown with whitish edges on the flight feathers and tips of the coverts; the latter show as two narrow wing bars. Their tail is dusky olive-brown. Their throat and underparts are mostly white with some faint grayish streaking. Voice: The song of Pelzeln's tody-tyrant is a "rather low, modest series of 7-10 well-separated notes, rising at the end and accelerating to a short, upslurred trill".

Where it lives

Brazil Guyana

When to see it

Best months: February, May, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in September. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant?: Pelzeln's tody-tyrant is about 9 cm (3.5 in) long and weighs 7.7 to 9 g (0.27 to 0.32 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant?: The Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant is a tiny sized bird weighing about 8 g.
Where can you see a Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant?: The Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant occurs in 2 countries, including Brazil and Guyana.
What birds look similar to a Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant?: The Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant is most easily confused with the Acre Tody-Tyrant, the Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant and the Yungas Tody-Tyrant.
Is the Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant endangered?: The Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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