Learn what every symbol on the card means.Full credits and sources at beakbrain.com/symbols
ID tip
The Tumbesian tyrannulet is about 12 cm (4.7 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a drab gray-brown head with an indistinct whitish supercilium. Their upperparts and tail are drab brownish gray. Their wings are dusky with somewhat ochraceous or buff tips on the coverts that show as two wing bars. Their throat, breast, and flanks are grayish and their belly pale yellow. Subspecies N. t. inflavus has a paler gray breast and flanks than the nominate and a whitish belly. Voice: The Tumbesian tyrannulet's dawn song is "a grating, harsh dzzree-dzzree'DJEE". Its calls are "various explosive, sneezy, buzzy sounds: DZEEK! or dzz-CHEW! and a harsh growl".
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
When to see the Tumbesian 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 Tumbesian Tyrannulet
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Tumbesian Tyrannulet
The Tumbesian tyrannulet or Tumbes tyrannulet is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Easily confused with
Maranon TyrannuletNesotriccus maranonicusThe Maranon tyrannulet is about 12 cm (4.7 in) long.
Mouse-colored TyrannuletNesotriccus murinusThe mouse-colored tyrannulet is 10.5 to 12.5 cm (4.1 to 4.9 in) long and weighs about 7 to 12 g (0.25 to 0.42 oz).
Cocos TyrannuletNesotriccus ridgwayiThe Cocos tyrannulet is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long and weighs about 11 g (0.39 oz).
Learn the Tumbesian Tyrannulet in the BeakBrain App
Photo and call practice. Coming soon to iPhone and Android.
Play today's Daily BirdEvery photo and recording on this page is credited to its author under the licence shown. Spotted a problem with this page, or have a better photo? Contribute.