Birds of the World

    PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura)  
Genus: Hemitriccus (22 species)


Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant
Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus)
Range: SA: se Ecuador, n Peru
Chinapintza, Zamora-Chinchipe province, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


Acre Tody-Tyrant
Acre Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus cohnhafti) Near Threatened
Range: SA: Brazil-Bolivia border in se Acre and adjacent se Peru
Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Hector Bottai     Copyright and usage info

A recently discovered species found on the Brazil-Bolivia border in southeast Acre and adjacent southeast Peru (IOC).


Drab-breasted Bamboo Tyrant
Drab-breasted Bamboo Tyrant (Hemitriccus diops)
Range: SA: e Paraguay, ne Argentina and se Brazil
Brazil  
   
Photograph by João Sérgio Barros F. de Souza   © All Rights Reserved.

Alt. photo

Flammulated Bamboo Tyrant
Flammulated Bamboo Tyrant (Hemitriccus flammulatus flammulatus)
Range: SA: sw Amazonia
Pantiacolla Ridge, Madre de Dios, Peru  
   
Photograph by Graham Montgomery   © All Rights Reserved.


Fork-tailed Tody-Tyrant
Fork-tailed Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus furcatus) Vulnerable
Range: SA: se Brazil
Palmito na Brasa, Ubatuba-SP, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Dario Sanches     Copyright and usage info

Fork-tailed Tody-Tyrant
Fork-tailed Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus furcatus) Vulnerable
Range: SA: se Brazil
Ninho da Combacica, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Bruno Conjeaud   © All Rights Reserved.



Black-throated Tody-Tyrant
Black-throated Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus granadensis)
Range: SA: Venezuela to Peru
San Sebastian Reserve, Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Tiny. Found in upper ranges of Andean cloud forest, at around 2500 m. Note distinctive wing noise in short flights.
Side view.
Santa Marta subspecies from back.

White-bellied Tody-Tyrant
White-bellied Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus griseipectus griseipectus)
Range: SA: s Amazonia and e Brazil
Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru  
   
Photograph by Joe Tobias   © All Rights Reserved.


Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant
Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus inornatus)
Range: SA: nw Brazil
Manaus, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Anselmo d'Affonseca   © All Rights Reserved.

A difficult canopy species.

Johannes's Tody-Tyrant
Johannes's Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus iohannis)
Range: SA: w Amazonia
Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

More common in the southern end of range. Plain-colored with dull streaking on chest. Note yellow border to wing feathers.
From back.

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Boat-billed Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus josephinae)
Range: SA: Guianas and nc Brazil
   



Kaempfer's Tody-Tyrant
Kaempfer's Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus kaempferi) Vulnerable
Range: SA: se Brazil
Volta Velha, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.


Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant
Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer impiger)
Range: SA: n, sc, e
Los Flamencos Wildlife Sanctuary, Camarones, La Guajira, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Small size, light colored eye, and dry scrub habitat similar to Pale-eyed Pygmy Tyrant. Check vocal differences, and pearly vent. Note also head is grey and bill is one color (the same color at the base as the tip).

Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant
Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus minimus)
Range: SA: Amazonia
Carajas National Forest, Para, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Hector Bottai     Copyright and usage info


Snethlage's Tody-Tyrant
Snethlage's Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus minor)
Range: SA: s Amazonia
Brazil  
   
Photograph by João Sérgio Barros F. de Souza   © All Rights Reserved.

Snethlage's Tody-Tyrant
Snethlage's Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus minor)
Range: SA: s Amazonia
Manoa, Pando, Bolivia  
   
Photograph by Joe Tobias   © All Rights Reserved.


Buff-breasted Tody-Tyrant
Buff-breasted Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus mirandae) Vulnerable
Range: SA: ne, e Brazil
Pico Alto, Serra de Baturité, Ceará state, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


Hangnest Tody-Tyrant
Hangnest Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus nidipendulus)
Range: SA: e, se Brazil
Santa Maria Madelena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant
Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant (Hemitriccus obsoletus)
Range: SA: se, s Brazil, ne Argentina
Intervales, São Paulo, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Matt Grube   © All Rights Reserved.

Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant
Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant (Hemitriccus obsoletus)
Range: SA: se, s Brazil, ne Argentina
Intervales, São Paulo, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Matt Grube   © All Rights Reserved.


Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant
Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus orbitatus) Near Threatened
Range: SA: se Brazil
Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Dario Sanches     Copyright and usage info


Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant
Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus rufigularis) Near Threatened
Range: SA: Ecuador to Bolivia
Plataforma, Peru  
   
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.


Yungas Tody-Tyrant
Yungas Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus spodiops)
Range: SA: c Bolivia
Illampu, Bolivia  
   
Photograph by Joe Tobias   © All Rights Reserved.


Stripe-necked Tody-Tyrant
Stripe-necked Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus striaticollis griseiceps)
Range: SA: w, s Amazonia
Paracuru, Caerá, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte   © All Rights Reserved.


White-eyed Tody-Tyrant
White-eyed Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus zosterops zosterops)
Range: SA: n Amazonia
Manaus, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.



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