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The sooty tyrannulet is overall a dark grey colour, with a brownish tinge to its upperparts, paler underparts, and the top of its head being somewhat darker. It has a white strip on its crown which is usually only partially visible, and its chin is whitish. On its wings it has two pale grey wingbars, and the flight feathers closest to its body are whitish. Its tail is black. It has brown irises, a black beak, and black legs. There is no difference between males and females, and there the juveniles have not been described. The sooty tyrannulet averages 118–127 mm (4.6–5.0 in) in total length.
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When to see the Sooty Tyrannulet
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Sooty Tyrannulet
The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Sooty Tyrannulet
The sooty tyrannulet is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is small, usually weighing 9 grams with a length of 12 centimeters, and has gray or brownish-grey feathers with black tail feathers. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay; also southern Paraguay. A small extension of its range is in southeastern Bolivia.
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Easily confused with
Straneck's TyrannuletSerpophaga griseicapillaStraneck's tyrannulet is 9 to 11 cm (3.5 to 4.3 in) long and weighs 4.4 to 7.5 g (0.16 to 0.26 oz).
River TyrannuletSerpophaga hypoleucaThe river tyrannulet is 10.5 to 12.5 cm (4.1 to 4.9 in) long and weighs 5.5 to 6.7 g (0.19 to 0.24 oz).
Torrent TyrannuletSerpophaga cinereaThe torrent tyrannulet is 9.5 to 12 cm (3.7 to 4.7 in) long; eight individuals weighed an average of 8.3 g (0.29 oz).
Side by side: Sooty Tyrannulet vs White-crested Tyrannulet · Sooty Tyrannulet vs Torrent Tyrannulet · Grey Monjita vs Sooty Tyrannulet · Sooty Tyrannulet vs Straneck's Tyrannulet
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