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Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher

Poecilotriccus latirostris

Least ConcernInvertebratesForestDomed nestTiny · 8 g

About the Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher

The rusty-fronted tody-flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru.

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The rusty-fronted tody-flycatcher is 9 to 9.5 cm (3.5 to 3.7 in) long and weighs about 7 to 9 g (0.25 to 0.32 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies P. l. latirostris have a brownish gray crown. Their forecrown ("front") and face are rusty-buff that is brightest on the lores and around the eyes. Their back, rump, and uppertail coverts are olive. Their wings are dusky with narrow yellowish edges on the flight feathers and ochraceous tips on the coverts; the latter show as two wing bars. Their tail is dusky. Voice: The rusty-fronted tody-flycatcher's song has been described as "an easily overlooked, insectlike descending trill, low-pitched and rich in quality: tchur'r'r'r'r'r". Its calls are described as "a deep, rich tchup and a rising-falling musical rattled wrr'ee'e'r'r'r'r'r".

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What the Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher sounds like

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

Where the Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher lives

Regular range

When to see the Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher

Peak activity in August · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

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