How do you identify a Riverside Tyrant?

The riverside tyrant is 15 to 15.5 cm (5.9 to 6.1 in) long and weighs 18 to 21 g (0.63 to 0.74 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Riverside Tyrant?

The Riverside Tyrant is a small sized bird weighing about 19 g.

Where can you see a Riverside Tyrant?

The Riverside Tyrant occurs in 5 countries, including Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela.

What does a Riverside Tyrant sound like?

You can listen to a field recording of the Riverside Tyrant on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.

What birds look similar to a Riverside Tyrant?

The Riverside Tyrant is most easily confused with the Amazonian Black Tyrant, the Sao Francisco Black Tyrant and the Plumbeous Tyrant.

Riverside Tyrant

Knipolegus orenocensis

Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Riverside Tyrant (Knipolegus orenocensis) is a rare tyrant flycatcher found in 5 countries, weighing about 19 g. The riverside tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.

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Riverside Tyrant (Knipolegus orenocensis), photo 1 — Photo: British Ornithologists' Union. · Public domain

About the Riverside Tyrant

The riverside tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

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How to identify it

The riverside tyrant is 15 to 15.5 cm (5.9 to 6.1 in) long and weighs 18 to 21 g (0.63 to 0.74 oz). Adult males of the nominate subspecies K. o. orenocensis are entirely slate gray to blackish gray; their head is the darkest part and has a slight crest. Adult females are a slightly paler slate gray than males and have an olive tinge. Males of subspecies K. o. xinguensis are mostly smoky gray that is darker on the head and paler on the belly. Their throat has very fine darker streaks that are visible only close up.

What the Riverside Tyrant sounds like

Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where it lives

Brazil Peru Colombia Ecuador Venezuela

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Riverside Tyrant?: The riverside tyrant is 15 to 15.5 cm (5.9 to 6.1 in) long and weighs 18 to 21 g (0.63 to 0.74 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Riverside Tyrant?: The Riverside Tyrant is a small sized bird weighing about 19 g.
Where can you see a Riverside Tyrant?: The Riverside Tyrant occurs in 5 countries, including Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela.
What does a Riverside Tyrant sound like?: You can listen to a field recording of the Riverside Tyrant on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
What birds look similar to a Riverside Tyrant?: The Riverside Tyrant is most easily confused with the Amazonian Black Tyrant, the Sao Francisco Black Tyrant and the Plumbeous Tyrant.

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