Spotted Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum maculatum
The Spotted Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum maculatum) is a uncommon tyrant flycatcher found in 10 countries, weighing about 7 g. The spotted tody-flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.
About the Spotted Tody-Flycatcher
The spotted tody-flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found on Trinidad and in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
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How to identify it
The spotted tody-flycatcher is 8.9 to 10.2 cm (3.5 to 4.0 in) long and weighs 6.4 to 8.3 g (0.23 to 0.29 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies T. m. maculatum have a mostly gray head with a small white spot above the lores and some black and white streaks on the crown. Their back, rump, and uppertail coverts are olive. Their wings are brownish black with yellow edges on the flight feathers and yellowish edges and tips on the coverts; the last sometimes show as pale wing bars.
What the Spotted Tody-Flycatcher sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
The Spotted Tody-Flycatcher can be seen all year round, with peak activity in July. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Spotted Tody-Flycatcher?
- The spotted tody-flycatcher is 8.9 to 10.2 cm (3.5 to 4.0 in) long and weighs 6.4 to 8.3 g (0.23 to 0.29 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Spotted Tody-Flycatcher?
- The Spotted Tody-Flycatcher is a tiny sized bird weighing about 7 g.
- Where can you see a Spotted Tody-Flycatcher?
- The Spotted Tody-Flycatcher occurs in 10 countries, including Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Guyana and French Guiana.
- What does a Spotted Tody-Flycatcher sound like?
- You can listen to 2 field recordings of the Spotted Tody-Flycatcher on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
- What birds look similar to a Spotted Tody-Flycatcher?
- The Spotted Tody-Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher, the Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher and the Maracaibo Tody-Flycatcher.
- Is the Spotted Tody-Flycatcher endangered?
- The Spotted Tody-Flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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