Rufous-bellied Bush Tyrant
Myiotheretes fuscorufus
The Rufous-bellied Bush Tyrant (Myiotheretes fuscorufus) is a rare tyrant flycatcher found in 2 countries, weighing about 32 g. The rufous-bellied bush tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.
About the Rufous-bellied Bush Tyrant
The rufous-bellied bush tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.
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How to identify it
The rufous-bellied bush tyrant is 18 to 19 cm (7.1 to 7.5 in) long and weighs about 26 to 36 g (0.92 to 1.3 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a faint grayish supercilium on an otherwise brown face. Their upperparts are also brown. Their wings are mostly blackish with rufous basal halves on the flight feathers' inner webs and buff edges on the secondaries; the rufous shows as two wing bars. Their tail is mostly blackish with pale cinnamon outer webs on the outermost pair of feathers and pale cinnamon edges on the inner webs of the other pairs. Voice: The rufous-bellied bush tyrant's song is "a vigorous pip-pip-pip pi-DOO"; the number of pip notes varies from two to four and the pi-DOO is sometimes repeated once. The species' call is "a rising-falling series of rich pip notes".
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: January, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in September. It is a variable species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Rufous-bellied Bush Tyrant?
- The rufous-bellied bush tyrant is 18 to 19 cm (7.1 to 7.5 in) long and weighs about 26 to 36 g (0.92 to 1.3 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Rufous-bellied Bush Tyrant?
- The Rufous-bellied Bush Tyrant is a small sized bird weighing about 32 g.
- Where can you see a Rufous-bellied Bush Tyrant?
- The Rufous-bellied Bush Tyrant occurs in 2 countries, including Peru and Bolivia.
- What birds look similar to a Rufous-bellied Bush Tyrant?
- The Rufous-bellied Bush Tyrant is most easily confused with the Santa Marta Bush Tyrant, the Smoky Bush Tyrant and the Streak-throated Bush Tyrant.
- Is the Rufous-bellied Bush Tyrant endangered?
- The Rufous-bellied Bush Tyrant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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