Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant

Hemitriccus minimus

Identification

10 cm

• Brownish-olive upper parts
• Brown crown with dusky streaks

Distribution

South America: found locally in western Amazonia (Ecuador in Pastaza; Peru in eastern Loreto); more widespread from north-eastern Bolivia across central and eastern Amazonian Brazil

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Dry shrubland and tangled vines.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists almost entirely of insects.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2014)
3. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Zimmer%27s_Tody-Tyrant

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