Yellow-browed Tyrant
Satrapa icterophrys
The Yellow-browed Tyrant (Satrapa icterophrys) is a uncommon tyrant flycatcher found in 8 countries, weighing about 22 g. The yellow-browed tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.
About the Yellow-browed Tyrant
The yellow-browed tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
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How to identify it
The yellow-browed tyrant is 15 to 16.5 cm (5.9 to 6.5 in) long and weighs about 20 g (0.71 oz). Adult males have a mostly dark grayish olive face with a bold bright yellow supercilium. Their upperparts are dark olive. Their wings are dusky black with grayish white edges on the flight feathers and grayish white tips on the coverts that show as two wing bars. Their tail is dusky with white outer webs on the outer feathers. Their underparts are bright yellow with an olive wash on the sides of the breast. Adult females are overall paler than males, especially their supercilium and throat. Voice: The yellow-browed tyrant is not highly vocal. Its song is a "short, fat, nervous, ascending series of 4-5 wuh-wuh-weh-weéteet notes". It also makes a "very mild but sharp whee very low double cheep".
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: January, February, April, 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 Yellow-browed Tyrant?
- The yellow-browed tyrant is 15 to 16.5 cm (5.9 to 6.5 in) long and weighs about 20 g (0.71 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Yellow-browed Tyrant?
- The Yellow-browed Tyrant is a small sized bird weighing about 22 g.
- Where can you see a Yellow-browed Tyrant?
- The Yellow-browed Tyrant occurs in 8 countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia.
- What birds look similar to a Yellow-browed Tyrant?
- The Yellow-browed Tyrant is most easily confused with the Crowned Slaty Flycatcher, the Buff-breasted Flycatcher and the Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher.
- Is the Yellow-browed Tyrant endangered?
- The Yellow-browed Tyrant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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