Rough-legged Tyrannulet (Acrochordopus burmeisteri) | Photos and ID

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesTiny · 13 g

Rough-legged Tyrannulet (Acrochordopus burmeisteri), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Diogo Luiz, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rough-legged Tyrannulet (Acrochordopus burmeisteri), photo 3 — Photo: (c) agujaceratops, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rough-legged Tyrannulet (Acrochordopus burmeisteri), photo 4 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Rough-legged Tyrannulet (Acrochordopus burmeisteri), photo 5 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Rough-legged Tyrannulet (Acrochordopus burmeisteri), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Daniel S. Katz, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rough-legged Tyrannulet (Acrochordopus burmeisteri), photo 7 — Photo: (c) filipeprates, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rough-legged Tyrannulet (Acrochordopus burmeisteri), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Marcelo Schmidt Roberti, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rough-legged Tyrannulet (Acrochordopus burmeisteri), photo 9 — Photo: (c) filipeprates, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rough-legged Tyrannulet (Acrochordopus burmeisteri), photo 10 — Photo: (c) vinicius_s_domingues, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

The rough-legged tyrannulet is about 11 to 12.5 cm (4.3 to 4.9 in) long and weighs about 12.5 g (0.44 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have an olive crown, nape, back, and rump; the crown is slightly darker than the rest. Their loral streak is white. Their lower face is grizzled whitish. Their wings are dusky with two pale olive-yellow to yellow bars. Their tail is dusky olive. Their throat is white and their underparts yellow with an olive wash on the breast and sides. Voice: What is believed to be the rough-legged tyrannulet's song is a "very/extremely high, sharp 'tu-weet' or level/slightly descending 'tweet-tweet--' " that can be repeated as many as nine times. The species is most vocal in the morning.

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About the Rough-legged Tyrannulet

The rough-legged tyrannulet is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

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Easily confused with

White-fronted TyrannuletAcrochordopus zeledoniThe white-fronted tyrannulet is about 11 to 12.5 cm (4.3 to 4.9 in) long and weighs about 12.5 g (0.44 oz).

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