Ruddy Tody-Flycatcher
Poecilotriccus russatus
The Ruddy Tody-Flycatcher (Poecilotriccus russatus) is a legendary tyrant flycatcher found in 3 countries, weighing about 8 g. The ruddy tody-flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.
About the Ruddy Tody-Flycatcher
The ruddy tody-flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is native to the oriental tepuis of Venezuela.
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How to identify it
The ruddy tody-flycatcher is 9.5 to 10.2 cm (3.7 to 4.0 in) long and weighs 6.5 to 8.3 g (0.23 to 0.29 oz). Adult males have a cinnamon-rufous forehead and a sooty-black crown. Their face is mostly cinnamon-rufous. Their back, rump, and uppertail coverts are dark olive. Their wings are dark olive with greenish yellow edges on the inner flight feathers and cinnamon-rufous tips on the coverts; the latter show as two wing bars. Their tail is dark olive. Their throat and breast are a slightly paler cinnamon-rufous than the face. Their belly is grayish with a brownish tinge on the flanks. Voice: The ruddy tody-flycatcher's call is "a weak dull tsuk, sick, tr'r'r'r'r'r'r'r'r" that is sometimes followed by two or three "short bursts of trills". Its elements are sometimes given separately, When it is agitated it gives variations like "chip-t'b'r'r'r'r, squeeeeo, t'b'r'r'r with a squeak in the middle".
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Brazil.
When to see it
Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, October, November, December, with peak activity in February. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Ruddy Tody-Flycatcher?
- The ruddy tody-flycatcher is 9.5 to 10.2 cm (3.7 to 4.0 in) long and weighs 6.5 to 8.3 g (0.23 to 0.29 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Ruddy Tody-Flycatcher?
- The Ruddy Tody-Flycatcher is a tiny sized bird weighing about 8 g.
- Where can you see a Ruddy Tody-Flycatcher?
- The Ruddy Tody-Flycatcher occurs in 3 countries, including Venezuela and Guyana.
- What birds look similar to a Ruddy Tody-Flycatcher?
- The Ruddy Tody-Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Buff-cheeked Tody-Flycatcher, the White-cheeked Tody-Flycatcher and the Lulu's Tody-Flycatcher.
- Is the Ruddy Tody-Flycatcher endangered?
- The Ruddy Tody-Flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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