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Alternative name: Fork-tailed Tody-Tyrant
- Hemitriccus furcatus
Identification
Main features are its long, forked and white-tipped tail, its bright brown head and throat with buff round the eyes. Above is bright olive while the wings have chestnut edging. The breast is grey while the belly is almost white.
Distribution
It is known from only a handful of sites in south-east Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, southern Minas Gerais and north-eastern São Paulo)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Humid lowland and foothill Atlantic forest edge often near bamboo.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Ber van Perlo. 2009. A field guide to the Birds of Brazil. Oxford University Press, New York, NY, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-530155-7
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Fork-tailed Pygmy Tyrant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Fork-tailed_Pygmy_Tyrant
