How do you identify a Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant?

Zimmer's tody-tyrant is about 10 cm (3.9 in) long and weighs 6 to 8 g (0.21 to 0.28 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant?

The Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant is a tiny sized bird weighing about 7 g.

Where can you see a Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant?

The Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant occurs in 4 countries, including Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia.

What birds look similar to a Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant?

The Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant is most easily confused with the Johannes's Tody-Tyrant, the Fork-tailed Tody-Tyrant and the Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant.

Is the Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant endangered?

The Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant

Hemitriccus minimus

Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus minimus) is a rare tyrant flycatcher found in 4 countries, weighing about 7 g. Zimmer's tody-tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.

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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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How to identify it

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.

Where it lives

Brazil Peru Ecuador Bolivia

When to see it

Best months: January, April, 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 Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant?: Zimmer's tody-tyrant is about 10 cm (3.9 in) long and weighs 6 to 8 g (0.21 to 0.28 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant?: The Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant is a tiny sized bird weighing about 7 g.
Where can you see a Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant?: The Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant occurs in 4 countries, including Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia.
What birds look similar to a Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant?: The Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant is most easily confused with the Johannes's Tody-Tyrant, the Fork-tailed Tody-Tyrant and the Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant.
Is the Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant endangered?: The Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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