About the Sulphur-bellied Tyrannulet
The sulphur-bellied tyrannulet is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
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The sulphur-bellied tyrannulet is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long and weighs about 11 g (0.39 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a medium gray crown. They have a thin white supercilium and a blackish stripe through the eye on an otherwise grayish white face. Their upperparts are dark olive. Their wings are dark dusky with wide buff edges on the flight feathers. Their wing coverts have wide buffy tips that show as two bars on the closed wing. Their tail is dusky olive with buffy-tinged edges on the feathers. Voice: The sulphur-breasted tyrannulet's calls include "a sharp and fast 'chew-chew-chew' " that sometimes continues with more notes and "a squeakier, more nasal 'skwi-skwe-skwu-skwu' ".
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What the Sulphur-bellied Tyrannulet sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Rufous-winged TyrannuletMecocerculus calopterusThe rufous-winged tyrannulet is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long and weighs 10 to 11 g (0.35 to 0.39 oz).
Buff-banded TyrannuletMecocerculus hellmayriThe buff-banded tyrannulet is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long and weighs 10 to 11 g (0.35 to 0.39 oz).
White-tailed TyrannuletMecocerculus poecilocercusThe white-tailed tyrannulet is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long and weighs 10 to 11 g (0.35 to 0.39 oz).
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