White-bellied Pygmy Tyrant
Myiornis albiventris
The White-bellied Pygmy Tyrant (Myiornis albiventris) is a rare tyrant flycatcher found in 3 countries, weighing about 5 g. The white-bellied pygmy tyrant or white-breasted pygmy-tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.
About the White-bellied Pygmy Tyrant
The white-bellied pygmy tyrant or white-breasted pygmy-tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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How to identify it
The white-bellied pygmy tyrant is about 7 cm (2.8 in) long and weighs about 5 to 6 g (0.18 to 0.21 oz). It is a very small, large-headed bird. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a buff whitish area surrounding the eye with a grayish crescent behind the ear coverts. Their crown is bright olive with a brown tinge and their back and rump are bright olive. Their wings are dusky with bright olive-yellow edges on the flight feathers and tips of the coverts; the latter show as two indistinct wing bars. Their tail is dusky. Voice: The white-bellied pygmy tyrant is "asily overlooked except by voice". Its song is "a mellow, tinkling, rising-falling trill: triiiiieww, sometimes becoming longer, with last few notes stuttered trriiiEEEEiii'rr'rrl". Its calls are "a quiet trrt or trrrrl and a more slowly trilled tree ee'ee'ew".
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: January, February, March, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in October. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a White-bellied Pygmy Tyrant?
- The white-bellied pygmy tyrant is about 7 cm (2.8 in) long and weighs about 5 to 6 g (0.18 to 0.21 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a White-bellied Pygmy Tyrant?
- The White-bellied Pygmy Tyrant is a tiny sized bird weighing about 5 g.
- Where can you see a White-bellied Pygmy Tyrant?
- The White-bellied Pygmy Tyrant occurs in 3 countries, including Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador.
- What birds look similar to a White-bellied Pygmy Tyrant?
- The White-bellied Pygmy Tyrant is most easily confused with the Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant, the Black-capped Pygmy Tyrant and the Eared Pygmy Tyrant.
- Is the White-bellied Pygmy Tyrant endangered?
- The White-bellied Pygmy Tyrant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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