About the Reiser's Tyrannulet
Reiser's tyrannulet is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Brazil and Paraguay.
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Reiser's tyrannulet is 11 to 11.5 cm (4.3 to 4.5 in) long and weighs 7 to 8 g (0.25 to 0.28 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a bright olive crown, nape, back, and rump with faint grayish tips on the crown feathers. They have yellowish white lores, supercilium, and cheeks and a thin olive line through the eye. Their wings are dusky with pale yellowish edges on the flight feathers and the ends of the coverts; the last show as two bars on the closed wing. Their tail is dusky olive. Voice: The song of Reiser's tyrannulet is a "series of rough, liquid notes moving down the scale, 'briu-briu-briu-briu-briu-briu-briu' ".
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Yungas TyrannuletPhyllomyias weedeniThe Yungas tyrannulet is 10 to 11.5 cm (3.9 to 4.5 in) long.
Urich's TyrannuletPhyllomyias urichiUrich's tyrannulet is 11.5 to 12 cm (4.5 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 7 to 8 g (0.25 to 0.28 oz).
Plumbeous-crowned TyrannuletPhyllomyias plumbeicepsThe plumbeous-crowned tyrannulet is about 11.5 cm (4.5 in) long.
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