Ticking Doradito
Pseudocolopteryx citreola
The Ticking Doradito (Pseudocolopteryx citreola) is a rare tyrant flycatcher found in 4 countries, weighing about 8 g. The ticking doradito is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.
About the Ticking Doradito
The ticking doradito is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and possibly Paraguay.
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How to identify it
The ticking doradito is about 12.5 cm (4.9 in) long and weighs 7.5 to 10 g (0.26 to 0.35 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a mostly dull olive-brown head and upperparts. Their crown is rufescent, their lores and cheeks are dusky, and their tail is dusky olive-brown. Their wings are dull olive-brown with cinnamon edges on the flight feathers and tips on the wing coverts; the last show as two thin wing bars. Their throat and underparts are lemon yellow. Both sexes have a medium brown iris and dark gray legs and feet. Voice: The ticking doradito's song is "a series of notes starting with low clicking sounds (like pebbles being struck together) repeated slowly, then with increasing rapidity before an abrupt termination, e.g., 'tick, tick, tick, tick-tick-tick-you' or 'tic tic tic tic tic tirik-tirik' ". It also makes a "tek" call.
What the Ticking Doradito sounds like
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Paraguay.
When to see it
Best months: January, February, October, November, December, with peak activity in December. It is a summer visitor species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Ticking Doradito?
- The ticking doradito is about 12.5 cm (4.9 in) long and weighs 7.5 to 10 g (0.26 to 0.35 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Ticking Doradito?
- The Ticking Doradito is a tiny sized bird weighing about 8 g.
- Where can you see a Ticking Doradito?
- The Ticking Doradito occurs in 4 countries, including Argentina, Chile and Bolivia.
- What does a Ticking Doradito sound like?
- You can listen to 3 field recordings of the Ticking Doradito on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
- What birds look similar to a Ticking Doradito?
- The Ticking Doradito is most easily confused with the Dinelli's Doradito, the Crested Doradito and the Subtropical Doradito.
- Is the Ticking Doradito endangered?
- The Ticking Doradito is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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