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White-headed Marsh Tyrant

Arundinicola leucocephala

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesWetlandDomed nestTiny · 14 g
White-headed Marsh Tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala), photo 1
Photo: derivative work: Snowmanradio (talk) White-headed_marsh-tyrant.jpg: Dolhijn · CC BY 3.0
White-headed Marsh Tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala), photo 2
Photo: John Boyer from San Fernando, Trinidad · CC BY 2.0
White-headed Marsh Tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala), photo 3
Photo: Dolhijn · CC BY 3.0
White-headed Marsh Tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala), photo 4
Photo: Douglas Lopes · CC BY 4.0
White-headed Marsh Tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala), photo 5
Photo: Douglas Lopes · CC BY 4.0
White-headed Marsh Tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala), photo 6
Photo: Charlotte Kirchner · CC BY 4.0
White-headed Marsh Tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala), photo 7
Photo: Samuel GUIRAUDOU · CC BY 4.0
White-headed Marsh Tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala), photo 8
Photo: derivative work: Snowmanradio (talk) White-headed_marsh-tyrant.jpg: Dolhijn · CC BY 3.0
White-headed Marsh Tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala), photo 9
Photo: John Boyer from San Fernando, Trinidad · CC BY 2.0
White-headed Marsh Tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala), photo 10
Photo: Dolhijn · CC BY 3.0

ID tip

Voice: They are usually quiet, but they do emit a high-pitched call "sedik!". During courtship, they produce a deeper call "dew-de-lewde", which is repeated at short intervals.

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When to see the White-headed Marsh Tyrant

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 White-headed Marsh Tyrant

Regular range

The map shades 11 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Brazil Colombia Argentina Trinidad & Tobago Venezuela Peru Guyana Paraguay French Guiana Bolivia Suriname

About the White-headed Marsh Tyrant

The white-headed marsh tyrant, commonly referred to as the marsh tyrant, is a small passerine bird belonging to the tyrant flycatcher family. It is the sole species within the genus Arundinicola. This diurnal bird, exclusively found in South America, exhibits sexual dimorphism and is known to have monogamous mating behavior.

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Easily confused with

Slaty-headed Tody-Flycatcher (Poecilotriccus sylvia) Slaty-headed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus sylviaThe slaty-headed tody-flycatcher is about 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs 6.7 to 8.5 g (0.24 to 0.30 oz). Many-colored Rush Tyrant (Tachuris rubrigastra) Many-colored Rush TyrantTachuris rubrigastraThe many-colored rush tyrant is "the most colourful of all tyrannids". Eye-ringed Flatbill (Rhynchocyclus brevirostris) Eye-ringed FlatbillRhynchocyclus brevirostrisThe eye-ringed flatbill is 15 to 17 cm (5.9 to 6.7 in) long and weighs 21 to 23 g (0.74 to 0.81 oz).

Side by side: Slaty-headed Tody-Flycatcher vs White-headed Marsh Tyrant · Many-colored Rush Tyrant vs White-headed Marsh Tyrant · Eye-ringed Flatbill vs White-headed Marsh Tyrant

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