Yungas Tody-Tyrant

Hemitriccus spodiops

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestTiny · 7 g

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The Yungas tody-tyrant is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long and weighs 6.9 to 7.5 g (0.24 to 0.26 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a dark olive-green crown with a short bushy crest. They have grayish buff lores on an otherwise olive-green face. Their back and rump are dark olive-green. Their wings and tail are dark olive green with yellowish olive ends on the coverts that show as two somewhat indistinct wing bars. Their throat and underparts are mostly grayish olive with faint whitish streaks except on the clear yellowish white belly. Voice: The Yungas tody-tyrant's song is "a harsh, rapid, descending trill" brEEeeeew"; sometimes it instead is level or rising. Its calls are "quiet tuk or bink notes".

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When to see the Yungas Tody-Tyrant

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Where to see the Yungas Tody-Tyrant

Regular range

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About the Yungas Tody-Tyrant

The Yungas tody-tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.

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