White-bellied Tody-Tyrant
Hemitriccus griseipectus
The White-bellied Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus griseipectus) is a rare tyrant flycatcher found in 3 countries, weighing about 9 g. The white-bellied tody-tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.
About the White-bellied Tody-Tyrant
The white-bellied tody-tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.
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How to identify it
The white-bellied tody-tyrant is 9.5 to 11 cm (3.7 to 4.3 in) long and weighs 8 to 10 g (0.28 to 0.35 oz). The sexes and the subspecies have essentially the same plumage. Adults have an olive-green crown and nape. They have gray lores, an indistinct white eye-ring, and light gray ear coverts. Their back and rump are olive-green. Their wings are dusky with pale yellow edges on the flight feathers and pale yellow tips on the coverts; the latter show as two distinct wing bars. Their tail is olive-green. Voice: The white-bellied tody-tyrant makes a variety of tik vocalizations, sometimes singly and sometimes combined as in tu-rik or in a sequence. A description of its song is "a simple chiming pair or trio of notes, the first lower: ta-TEEK or ta-TI'PIP".
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: January, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in July. It is a variable species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a White-bellied Tody-Tyrant?
- The white-bellied tody-tyrant is 9.5 to 11 cm (3.7 to 4.3 in) long and weighs 8 to 10 g (0.28 to 0.35 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a White-bellied Tody-Tyrant?
- The White-bellied Tody-Tyrant is a tiny sized bird weighing about 9 g.
- Where can you see a White-bellied Tody-Tyrant?
- The White-bellied Tody-Tyrant occurs in 3 countries, including Peru, Brazil and Bolivia.
- What birds look similar to a White-bellied Tody-Tyrant?
- The White-bellied Tody-Tyrant is most easily confused with the Snethlage's Tody-Tyrant, the Stripe-necked Tody-Tyrant and the Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant.
- Is the White-bellied Tody-Tyrant endangered?
- The White-bellied Tody-Tyrant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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