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Zimmer's tody-tyrant is about 10 cm (3.9 in) long and weighs 6 to 8 g (0.21 to 0.28 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a dark brown-olive crown with even darker dusky streaks. They have buffy lores, an indistinct buffy eye-ring, and brown ear coverts. Their back and rump are brownish olive. Their wings are dusky with yellow edges on the flight feathers that give a two-toned effect. The wing coverts have yellowish to yellowish green tips that show as two distinct wing bars. Their tail is brownish olive. Voice: The song of Zimmer's tody-tyrant is a "simple, high, rather sharp 'wtttti' trill (fast, upslurred 'w' colliding with the 1st 't')". The species' vocalizations are described as ventriloquial, making the bird hard to locate.
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When to see the Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant
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Where to see the Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant
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About the Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant
Zimmer's tody-tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru.
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Easily confused with
Johannes's Tody-TyrantHemitriccus iohannisJohannes's tody-tyrant is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long and weighs 9.2 to 12.7 g (0.32 to 0.45 oz).
Fork-tailed Tody-TyrantHemitriccus furcatusThe fork-tailed tody-tyrant is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long.
Brown-breasted Bamboo TyrantHemitriccus obsoletusThe brown-breasted bamboo tyrant is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long and weighs 9 to 11 g (0.32 to 0.39 oz).
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