About the Restinga Tyrannulet
The restinga tyrannulet is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is endemic to Brazil.
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The restinga tyrannulet is about 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighs 7.25 to 10 g (0.26 to 0.35 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a thin yellow supercilium, a yellow broken eye-ring, and a dusky line through the eye that continues to the rear and sweeps around the mottled dusky and yellowish ear coverts. Their crown, nape, back, and rump are greenish olive that is slightly browner on the crown. Their wings are dusky with yellowish outer webs on the flight feathers. Their wing coverts have yellow tips that form two wing bars. Voice: The restinga tyrannulet's song is a "very high, fast, twittering series" written as sit-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-sitit-sitit. Its call is a "very high 'swee' ".
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in May · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Bay-ringed TyrannuletPhylloscartes sylviolusThe bay-ringed tyrannulet is about 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighs about 8 g (0.28 oz).
Panama TyrannuletPhylloscartes flavovirensThe Panama tyrannulet is 10 to 11 cm (3.9 to 4.3 in) long; one female weighed 8.8 g (0.31 oz).
Oustalet's TyrannuletPhylloscartes oustaletiOustalet's tyrannulet is about 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighs 9.4 to 10.5 g (0.33 to 0.37 oz).
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